Steak and Blue Cheese Salad with a Walnut Pesto Dressing Recipe

Name: Steak and blue cheese salad with a walnut pesto dressing
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: European
Ingredients: 250g sirloin steak; 2tsp olive oil; 100g cherry tomatoes, roughly chopped; 50g watercress; 50g blue cheese; For The Pesto:; Bunch basil; Clove garlic; 75g walnuts; 30g parmesan; 150ml olive oil

written by Michelle Nortje December 3, 2018

Steak and blue cheese salad with a walnut pesto dressing

Serves: 2 Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cooking Time: 15 Minutes 15 Minutes

Nutrition facts: 200 calories 20 grams fat

Rating: 5.0/5

( 1 voted )

Ingredients

250g sirloin steak
2tsp olive oil
100g cherry tomatoes, roughly chopped
50g watercress
50g blue cheese
For The Pesto:
Bunch basil
Clove garlic
75g walnuts
30g parmesan
150ml olive oil

Instructions

Allow the steak to reach room temperature. Rub well with the olive oil, and season generously. Bring a heavy-bottomed frying pan to a medium high heat and cook the steak for 3-4 mins on each side. Remove from the heat and rest.
To make the pesto add all the ingredients to a food processor and blitz until smooth. Toss the cherry tomatoes in 1tsbp of pesto to dress.
Slice the steak thickly and arrange on plates with the tomatoes, watercress and crumbled blue cheese. Serve more pesto on the side, if liked.

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