Summer Steak Salad

Name: Summer Steak Salad
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 liters trimmed arugula; 237 milliliters torn fresh basil; 0 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper; 2 teaspoons extravirgin olive oil; 454 grams flank steak, trimmed; 14 grams French bread; 2 larges hard-cooked large eggs, each cut into 4 wedges; 227 grams haricots verts, trimmed; 0 teaspoons salt; 1 teaspoons salt; 0 teaspoons sugar; 4 mediums tomatoes, each cut into 6 wedges; 1 Tbsp water; 2 Tbsps white wine vinegar

Summer Steak Salad is a dairy free main course. This recipe covers 28% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains roughly 31g of protein, 11g of fat, and a total of 273 calories. This recipe serves 4. Head to the store and pick up haricots verts, hard-cooked eggs, sugar, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the french bread you could follow this main course with the French Bread Pudding as a dessert. It will be a hit at your The Fourth Of July event. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

Sprinkle both sides of steak with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.

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Let stand at room temperature 20 minutes.

Cook haricots verts in boiling water for 2 minutes or until crisp-tender.

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Water

Drain; rinse under cold water.

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Drain.

Prepare grill.

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Pat steak dry with a paper towel.

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Steak

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Place steak on grill rack coated with cooking spray; grill 5 minutes on each side or until desired degree of doneness.

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Add bread to grill rack; grill 2 minutes on each side or until lightly browned.

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Bread

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Remove steak and bread from grill. Lightly cover steak with foil; let stand 10 minutes.

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Steak

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Aluminum Foil

Cut steak diagonally across the grain into thin slices.

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Steak

Combine vinegar and next 5 ingredients (through sugar) in a medium bowl; stir with a whisk.

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Sugar

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Add haricots verts, arugula, and basil to vinegar mixture; toss well.

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Place about 1 1/2 cups arugula mixture on each of 4 plates. Top each serving with 3 ounces steak, 6 tomato wedges, 2 egg wedges, and 2 slices grilled bread.

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Wine note: With grilled steak, I usually opt for a full throttle cabernet sauvignon. But this is a salad, and the peppery character of the arugula, the greenness of the basil and beans, and the acidity of the tomatoes are more important than the meat itself. So serve this with a bone-dry ros, which combines the crispness of a white wine with the fruit and body of a red. A fabulous choice is the powerhouse Tablas Creek Ros 2005 from California's Paso Robles region ($26). -Karen MacNeil

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Servings:

1liters

trimmed arugula 237milliliters

torn fresh basil 0teaspoons

freshly ground black pepper 2teaspoons

extravirgin olive oil 454grams

flank steak, trimmed 14grams

French bread 2larges

hard-cooked large eggs, each cut into 4 wedges 227grams

haricots verts, trimmed 0teaspoons

salt 1teaspoons

salt 0teaspoons

sugar 4mediums

tomatoes, each cut into 6 wedges 1Tbsp

water 2Tbsps

white wine vinegar

Recommended wine: Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir

Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Pinot Noir are great choices for Steak. After all, beef and red wine are a classic combination. Generally, leaner steaks go well with light or medium-bodied reds, such as pinot noir or merlot, while fattier steaks can handle a bold red, such as cabernet sauvingnon. You could try Raymond R Collection Merlot. Reviewers quite like it with a 4.1 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 12 dollars per bottle.