Looking for a light and healthy meal but also keen for something quite decadent and satisfying? This is the perfect salad for any occasion. If you want to know how to make my roast beef, fig, walnut & blue cheese salad continue further by reading this article!
Perfectly grilled sirloin on a bed of lettuce, red onion, and cucumber topped with figs, blue cheese, and walnuts. I will dive headfirst into this bowl of deliciousness!
Roast Beef, Fig, Walnut & Blue Cheese Salad Recipe
Equipment
- Marinade Dish
- Serving Dish
Ingredients
For The Beef
- 400 gram Beef sirloin
- 2 gram Turmeric spice
- 2 gram Coarse salt
- 25 ml Olive oil
- 2 gram Dried oregano
- 25 ml Spirit or Malt vinegar
For The Dressing
- 15 ml Spirit or Malt vinegar
- 30 ml Olive oil
- 30 ml Dijon mustard
- 15 gram Honey
For The Salad Base
- 120 gram Cucumber (sliced thinly)
- 120 gram Cherry tomatoes (halved)
- 60 gram Red onion (thinly sliced)
- 80 gram Leafy lettuce (washed and broken up)
- 100 gram Figs
- 40 gram Walnuts (roasted and roughly chopped)
- 80 gram Blue cheese (crumbled)
Method
For The Beef
- Season steak, marinate in olive oil & balsamic for 30 minutes
- Sear in a very hot pan & cook till medium rare.
- Slice the Beef thinly.
For The Dressing
- Combine all the ingredients together. Use blender to emulsify.
For The Salad Base
- Mix everything together, arrange in serving dish. Top with steak & serve dressing on the side.
- Make sure when you sear the beef you have a very hot pan and you use a thermometer to ensure it is cooked to medium rare.
- To speed up the process you can cut the piece of beef in half and cook at the same time.
- If you don’t have a blender to mix the salad dressing, use a whisk.
Just be warned! After serving this salad to your friends they will not stop harassing you for the recipe and unless you give it to them, they will never host a lunch party again! All lunch parties will be your responsibility from here on out.
Here’s some more delicious salad recipes for you to try!
Smoked Salmon Trout Salad With Granadilla Dressing
Ginger & Soy Basted Beef With Leafy Green Salad
