Flat Iron Steak and Spinach Salad

Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Servings: 6
Yield: 6 servings

Description

Spinach is topped with red bell peppers, red onion, portobello mushrooms, crumbled blue cheese, and flat iron steak in this steak and spinach salad recipe.

Ingredients

1 (2 pound) flat iron steak
salt and ground black pepper to taste
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 large red onion, thinly sliced
1/2 cup Italian salad dressing
3 large red bell peppers, cut into 1/2 inch strips
2 portobello mushrooms, sliced
1/2 cup red wine
4 cups baby spinach leaves
1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese

Directions

1 Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat and lightly oil the grate. Season both sides steak with salt and black pepper.
2 Cook on the preheated grill until desired doneness, about 5 minutes per side for medium-rare. Rest steak in a warm area.
3 Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion; cook until begins to soften, about 4 minutes. Add salad dressing; bring to a boil, then stir in bell peppers and mushrooms. Reduce heat to medium; cook until peppers are tender, about 5 minutes. Transfer vegetables to a bowl using a slotted spoon; set aside.
4 Increase heat to medium-high. Add red wine to the skillet; simmer until dressing and wine reduced to a syrupy sauce, about 5 minutes.
5 Meanwhile, thinly slice steak against the grain. Divide spinach among serving plates. Spoon warm, vegetable mixture over spinach; top with sliced steak. Spoon red wine sauce on top; sprinkle with blue cheese.