Grilled steak salad with sesame vinaigrette

Makes 3 servings

Steak is a summer favorite and this salad makes it easy to keep portions of red meat in check. It’s an easy summer dinner.

Ingredients

• 6 oz (180 g) strip loin steak
• ½ tsp (2 mL) freshly ground pepper
• 1 red pepper, cut in four and seeded
• 4 green onions, trimmed
• 4 cups (1 L) romaine lettuce, washed and cut into bite sized pieces
• 16 snow peas, cut in half

Dressing

• 2 tsp (10 mL) olive oil
• ½ tsp (2 mL) sesame oil
• ½ tsp (2 mL) sodium-reduced soy sauce
• 2 tbsp (25 mL) rice vinegar
• 1 tbsp (15 mL) orange juice
   

Directions

1. Preheat the barbecue to medium-high.
2. Sprinkle the steak with the pepper.
3. Place the steak, red pepper and green onions on the grill. Grill the steak until desired doneness. Grill the red pepper for 4 to 5 minutes. Grill the onions for 1 to 2 minutes.
4. Place 2 cups (500 mL) of lettuce and 8 snow peas in each of three bowls.
5. Thinly slice the steak (discarding any fat) and the red pepper and divide among the three salads.
6. In a small bowl, mix together the dressing ingredients. Drizzle over the salads. Top with green onions.
    

Nutritional information per serving
(2 cups/500 mL salad , 2 oz/60 g of steak and 4 tsp/20 mL dressing)

• Calories: 175
• Protein: 13 g
• Fat: 10 g
  • Saturated fat: 3 g
  • Dietary cholesterol: 31 mg
• Carbohydrate: 8 g
  • Dietary fibre: 3 g
• Sodium: 64 mg
• Potassium: 528 mg

Developed by Nadine Day, RD. ©The Heart and Stroke Foundation