Grilled Flat Iron Steak Salad

Flat iron steak It is one of the most versatile cuts for the rapid grid and in this fast recipe, we are showing you how to use the generosity of summer to the maximum with a iron marinated in tequila lime, grilled and served by charged salad. You will never look at the steak salads in the same way.

Why do you steak in a plate?

Cut from the scapula of beef, the flat iron steak is tender, juicy and delicious when it has cut off thinly against wheat. This cut, in particular, has a lot of marble, which increases its robust and rich flavor.

It is deliciously salty but still a relatively thin source of proteins. It is the second most tender cut after the Mignon fillet and will satisfy you without being too heavy. Because it is tender but thin, it is better for fast hot chefs. Sareggi in a pan in a cast iron pan or grilled flat iron steak works large, but also the control of Sous Vide.

Because you will love this recipe

What we love more than this steak salad is that it uses fresh summer ingredients. The grilled watermelon adds an explosion of freshness totally different from ripe tomatoes and smoked corn is my summer side dish every possibility we have. But really, it would work with cherries, grilled peaches, which or practically anything else you happen to collect because it was fresh at the market and in the season.

The marinade of Pat iron steak in Tequila is the perfect incisive mixture with a pinch of lime juice to be cut and keep the iron quickly. Kissed by the flame on a coal grid up to a perfect rosy red center, this is an extraordinary recipe for iron steak.

Ingredients

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For the fire iron steak

• Flat Iron Steak – Typically it is in your local grocery store, but if you do not check -out or favorite places to order the meat online.
• Extra virgin olive oil
• Tequila – Blanco
• Juice from a lime
• Coarsely ground black pepper
• Salt – We always use Kosher salt

For salad

• Rocket
• Watermelon
• Corn, husked and thirst removed
• Red onion
• Red cherry tomatoes
• Flavored olive oil: We love Lime olive oil for this recipe, but you can use your favorite neutral oil.
• Blue cheese – or try this blue cheese sauce as an idea of ​​incredible seasoning.
• Lime

How to cook a flat iron steak

Marinate the fire iron steak

First of all, we recommend you marinate your flat iron steak. Sprinkle the steak generously with black pepper. In the meantime, beat the olive oil, tequila and lime juice together. Pour the tasty marinade over the steak in a restorable bag and let the steak to marinate in the refrigerator for at least an hour.

While the marinades of the steak, set the grid for indirect heat (let the grill warmed up by organizing the coal in a pile on the one hand).

Cook the iron

When you are ready to grill, add Western wooden chips To the hot coal (I chose the cherry wood pitches to tie with other summer flavors in this salad). This will produce a little flavor of the delicate smoke to be added to the flat -rate coal you are using. Grill the steak, corn and watermelon with the closed grid cover (open it only to rotate the corn and turn the steak upside down).

Grill the flat iron steak until its internal temperature reaches 130 degrees (you can check with a meat thermometer) before removing it from the heat and try with a sheet.

Once the watermelon has grilled signs on both sides, remove it also from the heat. By rotating the corn, you will get a good smoked color on all sides and kernels will become golden. Once the corn is smoked and the beans are tender, cut the corn from the cob and cut the watermelon into small pieces.

So organize your salad. He launches the rocket with the red onion, chopped watermelon, corn beans and cherry tomatoes.

When you are ready to serve the salad, cut the iron steak thinly. It is important to cut flat iron into thin stripes, against wheat for the most tender bites. Spread the steak over the salad and complete everything with the blue cheese crumb.

How to keep leftovers and heating

This dishes iron steak should last in a hermetic container in the refrigerator for a maximum of 3-4 days. It should also keep up to 4-6 months in the freezer.

You can heat the slices of flat iron steak on the stove or in the oven (or cold on them on another salad)! If you intend to heat the steak, wrap it in a sheet and put it in a preheated oven for a few minutes until you are heated.

What to serve with flat iron steak

This single steak cut is delicious when it is sliced ​​on top of a salad (as well as in this recipe). You can exchange salad for almost all salads of your choice or whatever happens in the season. We also love a flat iron steak grilled on marine for a salty dish. Hasselback potatoes, smoked mushrooms and tomatoes create more delicious combinations. You can even use leftovers to prepare tacos of steak or steak fajitas or add them to a break.

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