Steak & Blue Cheese Salad with Ginger Balsamic Vinaigrette is a perfectly balanced main course salad that will have you licking the plate clean.
I love eating salad. I could eat it every day for lunch and dinner. When I met my husband, Jake, he could not understand why I would order a salad for my meal when we went out. He thought paying $10-15 for someone else to serve you lettuce was crazy! Actually, I think he still thinks this.
This is coming from a man who will only eat fresh vegetables if served with a bucket of ranch. I am literally not kidding when I say bucket. It is so embarrassing, when we go out to eat, he orders like 10 sides of the ranch. Sometimes he will say “just bring me a big bowl” and the waitress thinks he is kidding, he’s not! Let’s just say he has come to accept my willingness to pay anything for a good salad, and I no longer turn red with humiliation when they bring out bowls of ranch dressing. We have come to accept our salad desires.
Here is a salad we both love. Of course, the added blue cheese and steak made up for the missing ranch. And you won’t have to pay $15 a person to get such a great meal.
Enjoy! XOXO San
How do you make Steak & Blue Cheese Salad with Ginger Balsamic Vinaigrette?
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Mix all the ingredients in a bowl, and mix. Pour 1/2 of the marinade/dressing into a Ziplock bag and add the rib eye steaks.
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Let it sit in the fridge for 2-3 hours. Reserve the rest in a small mason jar in the fridge to serve on your salad later.
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Line a baking sheet with paper towels; set aside. Place onion rings in a large bowl of ice water for 10 minutes; drain and pat dry.
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In a large bowl, whisk together flour, cornstarch, baking powder, salt, and seltzer.
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In a heavy 5 qt. pot or deep fryer, heat oil on high until it reaches 375 degrees.
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Working in seven to eight batches, place onions in batter, using your fingers to lift out, letting excess drip off. Carefully place in oil, making sure not to overcrowd the pot. Cook until golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes.
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Transfer rings to prepared baking sheet, and season with salt. Keep aside until ready to serve on top of the salad.
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Grill (or Sautee) the steak over medium-high heat until cooked to your desired color. We like medium/medium-rare. Remove from heat and allow to rest for 10 minutes. Slice steak against the grain in thin slices.
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In a large bowl, add lettuce, spring mix, blue cheese, carrots, celery, green onion, cabbage, and tomato. Add a little dressing and toss to combine. Leave the rest of the dressing on the side, so people can add more if needed.
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Place a large serving of salad on each plate. Make sure you get plenty of all the garnish! To me, they are the best part! Add half a steak to the top of every plate, then top the steak with onion strings.
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Serve right away, or let it sit a room temp for a little bit. I don’t mind eating the steak cold, but others might.
Looking for more salad recipes? Try these: Chopped Wedge Salad, Copycat Carrabba’s Chopped Salad, and Creamy BBQ Ranch Chicken Salad.
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Steak & Blue Cheese Salad with Ginger Balsamic Vinaigrette
Ingredients
Salad
- 2 Ribeye Steaks
- 2 heads romaine chopped
- 4 cups spring mix
- 4 carrots sliced thinly
- 1 cup purple cabbage diced
- 1 large beef steak tomato
- 4 green onions chopped
- 3 celery stalks sliced thinly
Onion Rings
- 1 Vidalia onion sliced crosswise into thin rings
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup cornstarch
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon coarse salt
- 12 ounces seltzer water
- 6 cups vegetable oil
- coarse salt for topping
Ginger Balsamic Vinaigrette Dressing & Steak Marinade
- 3/4 cups canola oil
- 3 tablespoons+1 teaspoon red wine vinegar
- 4 teaspoons balsamic vinegar
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon additional soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 3 cloves garlic peeled & pressed through garlic press, or finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon fresh ginger minced
- 1/2 teaspoon hot chili oil
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- pepper to taste
Instructions
Ginger Balsamic Vinaigrette Dressing & Steak Marinade
- Mix all the ingredients in a bowl, and mix. Pour 1/2 of the marinade/dressing into a Ziplock bag and add the rib eye steaks.
- Let it sit in the fridge for 2-3 hours. Reserve the rest in a small mason jar in the fridge to serve on your salad later.
Onion Rings
- Line a baking sheet with paper towels; set aside. Place onion rings in a large bowl of ice water for 10 minutes; drain and pat dry.
- In a large bowl, whisk together flour, cornstarch, baking powder, salt, and seltzer.
- In a heavy 5 qt. pot or deep fryer, heat oil on high until it reaches 375 degrees.
- Working in seven to eight batches, place onions in batter, using your fingers to lift out, letting excess drip off. Carefully place in oil, making sure not to overcrowd the pot. Cook until golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes.
- Transfer rings to prepared baking sheet, and season with salt. Keep aside until ready to serve on top of the salad.
Salad
- Grill (or Sautee) the steak over medium-high heat until cooked to your desired color. We like medium/medium rare. Remove from heat and allow to rest for 10 minutes. Slice steak against the grain in thin slices.
- In a large bowl, add lettuce, spring mix, blue cheese, carrots, celery, green onion, cabbage, and tomato. Add a little dressing and toss to combine. Leave the rest of the dressing on the side, so people can add more if needed.
- Place a large serving of salad on each plate. Make sure you get plenty of all the garnish! To me, they are the best part! Add half a steak to the top of every plate, then top the steak with onion strings.
- Serve right away, or let it sit a room temp for a little bit. I don’t mind eating the steak cold, but others might.
Notes
Family review: It pleased everyone. And it did not surprise me that the first thing to disappear from everyone’s salad was the onion rings, then the steak and everything else followed slowly thereafter.
You had me at onion rings!
This looks absolutely delicious…
Thanks for posting this recipe…I’m adding it to our “must make” list!
Thanks for the post Heather! xo San
Looks as good as any you’d get in a restaurant! I’ll bet it tastes as good as well!
Thanks Scott! San
I do eat salads but I don’t like them. This I probably would! I love blue cheese and I love steak!
I am back to clean eating after my vacation last week, so this would be perfect!
A salad with meat is the only salad my husband enjoys! lol I’ll have to try this one out!
Any salad that includes rib-eye steak is my kinda salad!! Not only does this sound tasty, but from your photos it looks super tasty too 🙂
Sarah, I don’t even eat meat, but your photography and great recipes alwasy draw me in, my in-laws would really love this, so I am sharing this! Thank you!!
Thanks Emily! xo San
This is a dream salad for my husband. I cant wait to make your Ginger dressing and surprise him with this! He loves ginger and he needs to eat more veggies and lean meat now! perfect.
I love balsamic and ginger…never thought of putting them together.
ME too it is the perfect combo! xo San
That looks so good!!! I have’t had a steak salad quite like that before, gonna have to try this out, YUM!!!
Thanks Kelsey! xo San
Oh my goodness, this sounds delicious… I love the idea of steak and blue cheese on salad. Super-yummy. Thanks for sharing.
Oh my! These salads are so yummy looking! We are on a salad kick. This would be a great change up from the plain salads I have been serving.
Oh my goodness, that steak and blue cheese salad looks so amazing! I absolutely love indulging in salads about this time of yea. This is so unique, it will definitely tantalize my taste buds!
Thanks Amber! xo San
I’m not a red meat eater, but my hubby LOVES steak! This salad looks like something served in a fancy restaurant.
Ohhh, my hubby would LOVE this recipe, I need to surprise him with this perhaps on Father’s Day!! Great plan, plus, I win too! lol
Tammi, this made me happy to hear. I hope he loves it as much as my hubby did. He loved the marinade for the steak. xo San
This is a beautiful salad. As salad is my favorite dish, I will be adding this to my recipe roster. I also enjoy that the recipe for the salad dressing and marinade are the same and are here. Beautiful picture.
Thanks Elizabeth. xo San
This looks so amazing! I can’t wait to try the Ginger Balsamic Vinaigrette Dressing & Steak Marinade!
Thanks Daisy, it is perfect as both. xo San
omg the dressing sounds amazing. as does the salad. YUM
oh how i love balsamic anything. and bleu cheese? YUM!
ME too Brett! xo San
This looks like it would make a great summertime dinner. I love the addition of homemade onion rings to the top.
This looks fantastic. Steak and bleu cheese are two of my favorite things.
Me too Pam! xo San
I just found what I am having for dinner! Thanks!
Hope you love it too! xo San
That does look amazing. I absolutely love blue cheese!
Great, I was trying to find ginger balsamic dressing the other day. Thanks
Oh this worked out great then. xo San
YUM! I love homemade salad dressings and this looks amazing!
Thanks! xo San