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Steak and Sweet Potato Fry Salad

A clean twist on a Western Pennsylvania classic

Course Main Course
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Resting Time 10 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 4 people

Ingredients

Flank Steak Marinade

  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • juice of two lemons
  • 3 garlic cloves pressed
  • salt
  • pepper
  • 2 lb flank steak

Sweet Potato Fries

  • 2 sweet potatoes sliced into 1/4-1/2 inch sticks
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • salt
  • pepper
  • garlic powder

Salad

  • spring mix lettuce
  • 1 yellow bell pepper chopped
  • 1/2 zucchini sliced
  • 1/2 summer squash sliced
  • 10 grape tomatoes
  • 2 green onions chopped
  • 1 avocado

Salad Dressing

  • 1/3 cup olive oil
  • 3 tbsp good balsamic vinegar
  • 1/2 tbsp honey
  • 1 tbsp dijon mustard

Accoutrements

  • goat cheese
  • toasted almonds

Instructions

Flank Steak Marinade

  1. Mix the first five ingredients of the flank steak marinade in a small bowl. 

  2. Place flank steak in a shallow pan like a pyrex dish. Pour marinade over the steak, turning the steak a few times to get it flavored. 

  3. Sprinkle your favorite steak seasoning lightly over the marinating steak. (I used Uncle Chris' Gourmet Steak Seasoning from Bolner's Fiesta) 

  4. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours or up to 24 hours. 

Sweet Potato Fries

  1. Preheat oven to 450.

  2. Toss the sweet potatoes in the olive oil.

  3. Generously season with salt, pepper, and garlic powder. 

  4. Place the sweet potato sticks on a baking pan covered in parchment paper. Be sure sweet potatoes are not stacked. They should lay flat in a single row. 

  5. Roast in the oven for 20 minutes.

  6. Remove from the oven and allow to sit for 5-10 minutes

Cook Flank Steak

  1. Set your oven to broil on the highest level of heat.

  2. Pull the flank steak out of the marinade, letting any excess drip off. Place the flank steak on a roasting pan, bottom lined with aluminum foil.

  3. Place in the oven on the top rack, about 2-3 inches from the broiler. Broil one side for six minutes. Flip and broil the other side for six minutes.

  4. Pull out of the oven and place the steak on a cutting board for 10 minutes before slicing thinly, against the grain.

Mix the Salad

  1. Mix all salad veggies together.

  2. Mix dressing ingredients together in a small bowl.

  3. Pour the salad dressing in the salad, a little dressing at a time, until all pieces are lightly dressed. Don't soak the veggies in the dressing.

Create the Steak and Fry Salad

  1. Start with a layer of sweet potato fries.

  2. Top with a mound of salad.

  3. Place meat across the top of the salad.

  4. Top with goat cheese and toasted almonds.