After sharing a picture of this amazing salad on Instagram last week it quickly became one of my most requested recipes. My mom actually deserves all of the credit for this one and substituting the pears for fresh peaches. If you’re not a red meat fan I’m sure this would taste great with any other meat (or seafood) substitute. There wasn’t one bad thing about this meal. The sweet peaches combined with gorgonzola cheese and walnuts… amazing. I’m already thinking about the next time we can have this for dinner.
Arugula Skirt Steak Salad w. Peaches, Walnuts and Gorgonzola
from baker by nature
ingredients:
1 lb. skirt steak, fat trimmed
1 tbsp. olive oil
salt & pepper, for seasoning (about 1 tsp. per side of steak)
2 tbps unsalted butter
1/4 c. light brown sugar
2 large peaches, sliced
1 tbsp. granulated sugar
3/4 c. chopped walnuts
4 ounces crumbled gorgonzola cheese
4 cups baby arugula, washed and patted dry
for the mustard vinaigrette:
1 tbsp. dijon mustard
3 tbsp red wine vinegar
1/2 tsp. sugar
1/3 c. olive oil
salt & pepper to taste
Instructions:
Heat a large skillet over a medium-high flame; add olive oil to skillet. When oil begins to simmer, place steak in skillet and let it cook for 5 minutes. Turn it and cook for another 4 minutes (5-6 if you want more medium than medium-rare). Transfer the meat to a large cutting board and let rest for 10 minutes before slicing. Prepare the rest of the ingredients while it’s resting.
Heat butter in a large skillet over medium flame. Once melted, add brown sugar and stir until sugar is dissolved. Add peach slices, stir and cook – stirring frequently – for about 5 minutes, or just until the peaches have released their juices and softened up. With a slotted spoon, place the peaches on another plate.
Add walnuts to the same skillet the peaches were cooked in (keeping the pear juices and caramel in the pan!), and toss them in the caramel, cooking over medium heat for just 1-2 minutes. Remove pan from heat and working quickly transfer walnuts to a plate covered in wax or parchment paper.
Once steak has rested for 10 minutes, slice meat against the grain into 1” strips.
Scatter arugula onto a large serving dish or platter. Arrange steak strips across the top, then add peaches, walnuts, and gorgonzola evenly around the platter. Lightly dress with vinaigrette, and serve at once.
For the Mustard Vinaigrette:
Whisk all of the ingredients together. Season well with salt and pepper and adjust ingredients to taste.
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Aside from the walnuts – this sounds amazing and your presentation is always so pretty!! I either need a better camera or need to figure out how to take photos of food haha!
Looks great. I usually prefer chicken though. Your presentation is always perfect. Looks like it is from a restaurant! XO
Yum! I love anything with Gorgonzola cheese. Can’t wait to try this! Life as I know it
mmm i love gorgonzola!!! this looks so good! xo jillian – cornflake dreams
I love cooking with peaches in the summer–they’re so great with cheeses like goat or gorgonzola!
This looks amazing! I love when I find salads that are fresh and include fruit, but also appeal to the men with a good heart protein in it like steak. Thanks for sharing.
Not a huge fan of walnuts but otherwise this sounds amazing! Love the sprinkle of gorgonzola cheese! Yum!
<3, Pamela
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This salad looks and sounds amazing! I’ll definitely have to give this a try!
Anna
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Gorgeous photo! I love any recipe that involves peaches…a summer favorite!
This looks really great – I may even make it for dinner tonight actually… I love summer fresh salads!
Pinned this! This looks absolutely to die for. I can’t wait to try it, thanks for sharing.
PS: you’re gorgeous!
Lovebug you are on freaking point with your recipes. I don’t think you’ve posted one yet that I haven’t run to my kitchen and whipped up! Keep ’em coming!
Girl friend, you are speaking my language with this one. Beef. Cheese. Peaches. Win!
LOOKS DELICIOUS.
Oh my goodness…so many of my favorite things combined into one salad! Can’t wait to try!