Food for Fathers | Lemon Grilled Flank Steak Salad with Persimmons
Prep Time
10mins
Cook Time
20mins
Total Time
6hrs30mins
This nutritious beef salad made with grilled flank steak is topped with charred lemons and persimmons and makes a lovely entree for summer outdoor entertaining.
Course:
Main Dish, Salad
Cuisine:
American
Servings: 4servings
Ingredients
1.5lbsflank steak, trimmed
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
1/4 cupsoy sauce
1/4 cup cupolive oil
1tablespooncrushed garlic
4lemonshalved
1largered onionsliced crosswise into 1/2 thick dics
1bunchgreen onionwith green tops
2largepersimmonshalved
4ounces crumbled feta cheese
8 - 10ouncesbaby spring mix lettuce
1/2 cupviniagrette of choiceI used Litehouse Foods Lemon Tuscan Herb
Instructions
1 1.5 lb flank steak
¼ cup fresh lemon juice
¼ cup soy sauce
¼ cup olive oil
1 tablespoon crushed garlic
4 lemons, halved
1 large red onion, sliced crosswise into 4 thick disks
1 bunch green onions with tops
2 persimmons (or can substitute peaches or another fruit of choice)
4 ounces crumbled Feta cheese
Add trimmed flank steak, lemon juice, soy sauce, olive oil and garlic to zip top bag. Seal closed and turn several times to coat meat. Place in refrigerator to marinate for 6 hours to over night. Remove and discard all marinade, pat beef dry with paper towels and season with salt and pepper.
Bring grill to approximately 400 F degrees and grill flank steak for approximately 10 - 12 minutes, turning halfway through. Steak will be done at medium rare when instant-read meat thermometer pulls at 135 F degrees in thickest part of steak. Set on cutting board and allow to rest for 10 minutes.
Ten minutes into grilling, add lemons,red onion and persimmons cut side down on grates. Grill alongside beef and remove when softening and have grate marks. Toss on green onions during last 2 minutes of grilling, they will cook fast.
Remove veggies from grill, let cool a bit and then slice up into desired size. Add to platter of spring mix lettuce.
Slice flank steak thinly across the grain. Add to top of salad, sprinkle with feta cheese and serve with dressing of choice.