Grilled Flank Steak Salad

Helloooo Monday!! Ya know, normally I’m not a huge fan of Mondays (who is??)… but when you get to sleep in, sip a hot Starbucks & spend hours ransacking the local mall with one of your best friends (and still have the rest of the day to craft and paint!),  you tend to give Mondays a little more lovin’ than usual ;)

Before I get to the recipe, I have to tell you about Saturday morning – it was my little Edie bee’s 3rd birthday party! She is the one that I nannied for last year and who I am taking care of for the month of December (if you missed that story, you can read about it here). Anywhoo, her momma is like party-planner-extraordinare! Seriously. She always comes up with the BEST themes and is full of ideas to make those themes come to life. I had the privilege of helping craft and decorate for the 4 days leading up to the party – it was so fun & the end result completely blew me (and everyone else) away. I’ll leave you with a sneak peek of the decor & post the rest this week!

How cute is this?! I die.

Can’t wait to show you all of the other details of the party! But for now, onto the recipe! Grilled steak salad with Paleo creamy balsamic dressing (in the next post). So. Yummy. I made this about a week ago & my husband LOVED it. The mix of flavors between the grilled steak (which is always good, duh), coupled with the creamy dressing, smooth avocado, crunchy tomatoes & a sprinkle of Feta?! To die for.

GRILLED FLANK STEAK SALAD (serves 2-3)

The ingredients!

Salad ingredients:

• 1 bag Spinach/Spring mix
• 1 medium avocado
• Flank Steak (about 6-8oz)
• 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
• 1/4 cup chopped red onion
• Sprinkle of feta cheese (optional)
• 1/2 tsp kosher salt
• 1/2 tsp coarse ground black pepper
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 1/4 tsp dried rosemary

Dressing ingredients (recipe on this post):

• 1/2 cup raw, unsalted cashews
• 1/2 cup of water (will come from the water you boil cashews in)
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp sugar or honey
• 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
• 1 tsp olive oil
• 3/4 tsp lemon juice

Follow the dressing recipe first, as the cashews have to soak for 30 mins.

Next, mix together the salt, pepper, garlic powder and rosemary & rub the mixture on both side of your steak.

Yum!

Grill for about 8 mins on each side or until desired level of doneness.

Grillin’ in the garage – we fancy!

This is what 8 mins on each side looks like!

Halve the cherry tomatoes, chop the red onion & slice your avocado up!

So bright & beautiful!

Layer the spinach leaves, tomatoes, onion, avocado, sliced steak & balsamic dressing (and a sprinkle of feta, if you’re a cheater like me!)

The finished product!

So good!

Hope y’all have a wonderful Monday, whatever you’re doing! And let me know how this salad turns out  – I’d love to hear from you!