Black and Blue Salad Recipe is a hearty entree salad recipe with a spice-rubbed, blackened steak, blue cheese crumbles, and balsamic salad dressing. It has just a few simple ingredients but yields a bold flavor.

Black and Blue Salad makes a lovely Valentine’s Day dinner for your significant other. Start the night with Valentines appetizers and end it with Dark Chocolate Creme Brulee. It’s also a good summer meal. It’s the perfect balance of satisfying yet not too heavy.

Most of the time, when you blackened a protein, you sear it in a super hot cast-iron skillet. However, if you prefer, you can grill your steak. Grilling sure keeps from heating up the house during the summer. As well, blackening steak, fish, or chicken really causes a lot of smoke. Granted, restaurants have a super-duper strong fan to pull all that smoke out, but most houses don’t have that luxury.

This is a great guide: How to Grill Steak.

This is a great guide to cooking in the oven: How to Cook Steak in the Oven.

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BLACK AND BLUE SALAD RECIPE

I used crispy field greens for my salad. You can use a spring mix, Romaine, Iceberg, or spinach. Basically, any lettuce will be tasty.
Balsamic Vinaigrette is my favorite salad dressing with steak. It pairs nicely with the flavors in this salad. However, Ranch is always good. As well, you could substitute Blue Cheese Dressing for the blue cheese crumbles.
You can also whisk together a simple and basic salad dressing using one part white wine vinegar with three to four parts extra virgin olive oil. (For example, that would be 1/4 cup of vinegar mixed with 3/4 cups olive oil.)

WHAT CUT OF STEAK DO I USE?

You can’t go wrong (as long as you don’t overcook it) with these types of steaks:

Flat iron
Ribeye
T-bone
Filet mignon (as known as filet or tenderloin)
Porterhouse
New York Strip (also known as Strip, KC Strip, or Sirloin Strip Steak)
Prime rib
Skirt

Additionally, this salad is just as good with blackened chicken. Plus, chicken is usually cheaper than steak.

I kept the ingredients simple for my salad. You can add additional toppings. You may want to try

grape tomatoes
homemade croutons
red or green onions
pickled red onions
avocado
Parmesan cheese
bacon
pecans or almonds

I updated this post from an earlier version. As well, I added new pictures and simplified the recipe instructions.

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Black and Blue Salad

Black n Blue Salad is a hearty entree salad recipe with a spice-rubbed, blackened steak, blue cheese crumbles, and balsamic salad dressing.

Author: Paula

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Prep Time: 20

Cook Time: 10

Servings: 2 servings

Ingredients

6 to 8 cups Spring lettuce mix or Romaine, chopped
⅓ cup gorgonzola cheese crumbled, or feta
8 to 10 ounces ribeye steaks see post above for alternative cuts
½+ cup Balsamic Salad Dressing store-bought or homemade recipe here
1 to 2 tablespoons Blackened Seasoning recipe below

Blackened Seasoning

1 Tablespoon paprika
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon onion powder
¼ teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
2 teaspoons black pepper
¼ teaspoon fresh thyme
1/2 teaspoon crushed dried oregano

Instructions

Blackened Seasoning

Mix all seasoning ingredients together. Store in an airtight container. It will be good for 6 months.

Steak

Bring the steak to room temperature and preheat the grill. Meats should sit outside of the fridge for at least 20 minutes before cooking.
Pat the steak dry, season with blackened seasoning on each side, and then place the steaks on the hot part of the grill. Let the steaks sear until they release without sticking. When the steak lifts easily from the grill, flip the steaks. Cook for a couple of minutes.
Insert the thermometer lengthwise for the best reading. A temperature of 130 to 145°F is the range between medium-rare and medium. For a well-done steak, move it to the cooler part of the grill and let it cook longer. Remember, the steak will continue to cook after you remove it from the grill.
Let the steaks rest for 5 to 10 minutes so the juices can settle then slice.

Salad

Place lettuce in bowl(s). Top with slices of steak, cheese, and dressing. Serve.

Nutrition

Nutritional information given is an automatic calculation and can vary based on the exact products you use and changes you make to the recipe. If these numbers are important to you, I recommend calculating them yourself.

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