Grilled Beef Salad Recipe
Grilled beef tossed with fresh herbs, chili, lime juice. Choose spice level from mild to extra spicy.
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Ingredients
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Beef & Marinade
Salad Greens & Aromatics
Dressing
Method
Marinade prep
- 1
Prepare rub
In a small bowl, whisk together olive oil, lime juice, minced garlic, ground cumin, smoked paprika, chili flakes, salt, and black pepper to create a fragrant steak rub.
- 2
Apply marinade
Pat the sirloin steak dry and coat it evenly with the rub. Let it rest at room temperature 15-20 minutes (or refrigerate up to 2 hours) to meld flavors.
Salad prep
- 3
Dressing
- 4
Whisk dressing
In a small bowl, whisk lime juice, olive oil, honey (if using), salt, and pepper until emulsified.
Grill & toss
- 5
- 6
Assemble salad
In a large serving bowl, combine greens, red onion, cucumber, cilantro, mint, parsley, and lime zest. Drizzle with dressing and toss to coat.
- 7
Add beef & spice level
Top the salad with the sliced steak. Spice level: mild uses 0.25 tsp chili flakes in the rub, medium uses 0.5 tsp, extra spicy uses 1 tsp. If you desire more heat, sprinkle additional chili flakes over the finished salad.
