| Cheese gives a lot of flavor to salad recipes, | | | | flavor and if you are serving the salad as a side dish |
| whichever variety you choose to add. You might like | | | | you might want to think about the entree. A plain grilled |
| to try a creamy stilton or Roquefort in your next salad. | | | | steak is nice with a complex salad but if you are |
| Either crumble the cheese over the greens or use a | | | | serving a marinated steak recipe then keep the salad |
| readymade blue cheese dressing. Combining sweet | | | | simple so it does not interfere with the meat |
| flavors like candied nuts, slivers of pear or apple with | | | | marinade's flavor or overpower it - some salad leaves, |
| the salty, sharp flavor of something like stilton or | | | | cucumber, and a few shavings of parmesan would be |
| Roquefort gives great results. Add some pine nuts or | | | | a tasty and sufficient side dish for that. |
| walnuts for crunch and maybe some beets or | | | | Recipe for Steak and Cheese Salad |
| tomatoes to brighten the dish up and you have a | | | | This recipe serves one person so double it if there are |
| gourmet side dish. | | | | two of you. A small amount of steak transforms a |
| Feta is also nice and because it is salty you might not | | | | green salad into a nutritious and well balanced meal. |
| have to add extra salt. This one is moist and creamy | | | | You can add other vegetables to this salad if you |
| so you only need a tiny bit of dressing in addition to it. | | | | want to. |
| Because feta is Greek you might want to add some | | | | What you will need: |
| black olives to the lettuce and feta mixture and | | | | - 3 cups chopped romaine |
| perhaps some chopped sun-dried tomatoes also. | | | | - 2 1/2 tablespoons balsamic vinaigrette |
| Parmesan is a good idea if you like the earthy, nutty, | | | | - 3 oz beef sirloin flap steak |
| salty flavor of this Italian delicacy. You can shave or | | | | - 1 oz crumbled goat cheese |
| grate it over lettuce leaves and add some walnuts for | | | | - 1 carrot, shaved into thin strips with a vegetable |
| a classic recipe. | | | | peeler |
| Goat cheese is nice crumbled on top of lettuce and | | | | How to make it: |
| you can serve it warm and slightly melted or chilled. | | | | Brush half a tablespoon of the vinaigrette over the |
| Roasted ricotta is similar to regular ricotta but more | | | | meat and cook it in a hot skillet over a moderately high |
| crumbly and dry. If you are not keen on the stronger | | | | heat, flipping it once. Cook the steak to whatever |
| flavored options, you might like roasted ricotta. | | | | doneness you prefer and it will take about four |
| You can either use one kind of cheese or combine a | | | | minutes total cooking time. Let the meat rest on a |
| few different ones for a more interesting flavor. Feta | | | | cutting board for five minutes. |
| and parmesan would be interesting, as would cheddar | | | | Toss the lettuce and carrots with the remaining |
| and mozzarella. You can shave or grate it or cut it in | | | | vinaigrette, and then arrange the mixture on a serving |
| to small cubes, depending on what you are using. | | | | plate. Thinly slice the meat against the grain and |
| Some varieties are crumbly and you will not be able to | | | | arrange it on the greens. Sprinkle the goat cheese |
| dice those. | | | | over the top and serve. |
| The texture of the cheese is just as important as the | | | | |