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Steak and Asparagus Salad

Course Main Dish, Salad
Cuisine American, Gluten Free
Keyword Easy, High protein, Low carb, Meal prep, Salad, Spring, Summer
Condition Cancer, Diabetes, Gluten Free, Nut Free, PCOS
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 4 people

Ingredients

  • 1 lb beef sirloin
  • 1 bunch asparagus
  • 1-2 shallot
  • olive oil
  • salt
  • black pepper
  • 4 oz blue cheese
  • 6 cups lettuce spring mix
  • 16 tomato cherry
  • 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar

Instructions

  • Preheat broiler to 500 F and adjust the rack to sit just underneath the broiler at the top of your oven. Your oven might not let you set a specific temperature for your broiler, and that is okay!
  • Prepare the asparagus by snapping the bottoms off. Place on a baking sheet you lined with parchment paper, overlapping if necessary! Leave room in the middle for the steak.
  • Slice up the shallots and sprinkle over the asparagus. Drizzle olive oil over the vegetables and the steak and season with salt. For the steak, make sure you flip it over to get both sides (I also seasoned the steak with my go to favorite seasoning as well).
  • Place in the oven and cook for about 5 minutes, then take the steak out and flip over, and cook for another 5 minutes.
  • When your steak is done in the oven, remove from the oven and LET IT REST FOR AT LEAST 5-10 MINUTES. This is really important, because it allows the juices to redistribute and not run out all over your cutting board. (If your steak isn't a golden brown as you would like, just heat a pan with a little bit of oil and brown quickly on each side).
  • While the steak and vegetables are roasting, prepare the salad. I just used a spring mix from a bag. Chop up grape tomatoes and any other vegetables that you might want in your salad.
  • While the steak rests, pour any of the juices from the steak and vegetables into a bowl, and mix in the balsamic vinegar. Taste and add salt to taste
  • Plate 1 1/2 cups of salad on each plate and top with 4 grape tomatoes and 1 oz of blue cheese crumbles. Slice the asparagus into bite sized pieces and divide among all the plates.
  • Slice the steak against the grain and place on top of the salad. Right before serving, drizzle with the balsamic mixture. Enjoy!

Notes

SAFETY TIP:  Be careful when you line the pan with parchment paper, if there is too much hanging over the edge, it might touch the broiler and catch on fire, and that would be bad.

Nutrition

Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 35g | Fat: 14g | Sodium: 482mg | Potassium: 1009mg | Fiber: 4g