Steak Salad with Black Peppercorn Yogurt Dressing
For a hearty one-dish salad, toss tender strips of beef tenderloin with crisp salad greens, mushrooms, cucumbers, and bell peppers. Dress it with a tangy mix of Greek yogurt, buttermilk, garlic and apple cider vinegar, and serve as a main dish.
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Ingredients
4 cups chopped iceberg lettuce
4 cups chopped arugula
4 cups chopped romaine lettuce
2 cups thinly sliced mushrooms
1 medium red bell pepper, sliced into thin strips
1 cucumber, peeled and thinly sliced
½ medium red onion, thinly sliced
Olive oil cooking spray
10 oz beef tenderloin, trimmed of visible fat and cut into 3-inch-long strips, (1⁄8-inch thick and ½-inch wide)
4 tbsp peeled and chopped avocado
Black peppercorn yogurt dressing
½ cup nonfat plain Greek-style yogurt
½ cup low-fat buttermilk
1 tsp whole black peppercorns, crushed or ground
2 cloves garlic, crushed
2 tsp apple cider vinegar
¼ tsp sea salt
Preparation
1. Set oven to broil on low. In a large bowl, combine iceberg, arugula and romaine lettuces. Divide greens among 4 plates. Arrange ½ cup mushrooms and quarter of each red pepper, cucumber and onion on each plate of greens.
2. Prepare Black Peppercorn Yogurt Dressing: In a small bowl, whisk together yogurt, buttermilk, peppercorns, garlic and vinegar until smooth and incorporated. Season with salt and whisk again.
3. Mist a small baking pan or stone with cooking spray. Place beef strips on pan and broil for 6 minutes, turning once after 3 minutes. Divide beef among salads (about 2½ oz each). Drizzle each with ¼ cup Black Peppercorn Yogurt
Nutrition Information
- Serving Size 1
- Calories 187
- Carbohydrate Content 15 g
- Cholesterol Content 39 mg
- Fat Content 5 g
- Fiber Content 5 g
- Protein Content 22 g
- Saturated Fat Content 2 g
- Sodium Content 220 mg
- Sugar Content 8 g
- Monounsaturated Fat Content 2 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat Content 0.5 g