Grilled Steak Mango Salad is a hearty salad that makes a satisfying meal for even the biggest appetites. Toss an extra steak on the grill this weekend, blend up some Avocado Buttermilk Ranch Dressing and enjoy this easy summer dinner. Your new favorite salad recipe is sure to be this Grilled Steak Mango Salad with Avocado Buttermilk Ranch Dressing.
Grilled Steak Mango Salad with Avocado Buttermilk Ranch Dressing -> CLICK HERE TO PIN THIS RECIPE
Disclaimer: I am a paid social media ambassador for Certified Angus Beef® brand. As always, all opinions are my own.
Here’s the question – why would you make steak for a family of four when you can make steak for an army, even though you are only serving dinner to the aforementioned family of four? That’s pretty much The Hubby’s philosophy on, well, any food, but especially when he is grilling steaks.
Typical conversation…
Me: Do you want to grill steaks for dinner tonight?
Hubby: Sure, I’ll stop and pick some up on the way home.
Me: What are you thinking – flank steak, filets, ribeyes?
Hubby: Let me see what looks good when I get to the store.
Any guesses which he comes home with?
The correct answer is (d) all of the above. I’m not even joking.
Well, at least there’s leftovers to make this…
This Grilled Steak Mango Salad was totally inspired by the Avocado Buttermilk Ranch Dressing. And, of course, the extra Certified Angus Beef® brand steak we had after grilling the other night.
After tasting the dressing, I knew I had to add some mangoes and tomatoes to the salad because we love Mango Avocado Salsa, and I thought they would be perfect for color and a nice contrast in flavors and textures – the freshness and sweetness versus the richness and savoriness (is the a word?!) of the steak and dressing. It really was the perfect summertime meal.
And let’s talk Certified Angus Beef® brand, which is truly a cut above even Choice and Prime steaks. It truly is the best Angus beef available, with demanding quality standards to meet (and more often than not, these expectations are usually exceeded). This is a brand that people have come to rely on for consistently flavorful, tender, and juicy cuts of meat since 1978, and you can now find it in nearly 15,0000 of the most elite restaurants and retailers around the world, like my local Weis Markets. Just use the product locator to find local stores and restaurants where you can pick up Certified Angus Beef® brand.
This Grilled Steak Mango Salad was delicious, and I am sure I will be making it again anytime we have leftover steak.
But if you are looking for some other recipes to make with your Certified Angus Beef® brand steaks, how about these..
- Sundried Tomato, Rosemary and Balsamic Marinated Flank Steak
- Bella and Brie Steakhouse Salad
- Caprese Grilled Filet Mignon
And my friends also have some fabulous ways to #beefupyoursalad. If you are all about the ranch, then Steakhouse Salads with Homemade Ranch Dressing from Hezzi D’s Books and Cooks will suit your fancy. For those craving their favorite spring veggies, Grilled Steak, Asparagus, and Blue Cheese Salad from Renee’s Kitchen Adventures looks perfect. And you can always swap out the lettuce for Meatballs and Spaghetti Zoodles Salad.
Grilled Steak and Mango Salad with Avocado Buttermilk Ranch Dressing
Ingredients
For the salads
- Salad greens of choice
- Leftover steak, sliced thinly (I used leftovers of Sundried Tomato, Rosemary, and Balsamic Marinated Flank Steak)
- Half or whole mango, sliced thinly
- 1-2 plum tomatoes, sliced
- Avocado Buttermilk Ranch Dressing
For the Avocado Buttermilk Ranch Dressing
- 2/3 cup buttermilk
- 1 clove of garlic
- About 4 fresh basil leaves
- 1/2 teaspoon honey
- A few leaves of fresh parsley or 1/2 teaspoon dried parsley
- A few sprigs of fresh dill or 1/2 teaspoon dried dill weed
- A sprig of fresh rosemary
- 1 teaspoon dried minced onion or 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 8-10 chives
- half of an avocado
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
For the salads:
- Divide salad greens between plates.
- Top with mango, tomato, and steak slices.
- Drizzle Avocado Buttermilk Ranch Dressing over the top.
For the Avocado Buttermilk Ranch Dressing:
- Combine all of the ingredients in a blender or food processor, and puree until smooth.
Click HERE for the Avocado Buttermilk Ranch Dressing.
Enjoy!
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I love this salad! The steak looks just perfectly done and the tomato and mango slices underneath make such a beautiful bed for it. Drizzled with the beautiful green dressing … oh my. I need someone to make me a good steak now.
I loved this one SO much, I had to pin it to the BEST food blogger recipes Pinterest board: http://pinterest.com/bachelorsgrill/best-food-blogger-recipes/
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Aww, Ann, I am honored. Thank you so much! My hubby loves to grill and loves steak, so I can get him to grill me a steak anytime 🙂
This looks outrageously delicious! Love what Ann made and love how you modified it! All the ingredients are on my list of favorites: )
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Thanks Ann! I had a great recipe to start from, and just built on it.
WOW, I love everything about this. I love to make my own ranch (just finished dipping some veggies in this week’s version actually) and I love leftover steak on top of salad (kinda wishing I had picked up some steak at the market this week just to be able to make a yummy steak salad – guess there is always next week). Thanks for a beautifully summer salad 🙂
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Thank you! Steak salads are so good – healthy but satisfying.
Looks delicious and beautiful pics! Found you on 33 shades of green!
Amber
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Thank you so much for linking up to Foodie Friday! Loved this recipe! Congrats, you’re featured! http://www.notyourordinaryrecipes.com/2012/04/top-5-from-427.html
That is so exciting. Thank you!!
I definitely need to try this dressing. I’m on a dressing kick as well. I think it’s the fear of swim suit season being right around the corner. Lol. Thanks so much for sharing at Whimsy Wednesdays.
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It was very good and very satisfying, without needing to eat a lot of it.
What a beautiful presentation for this outstanding salad. We would just love this Salad. Your recipe looks awesome. Hope you have a great week end and thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday.
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Miz Helen
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Thank you, so happy to share. It was a really delicious combination.
This looks unbelievable – we’re drooling!
We’d love to see this at our Beautify it Monday link party open now!
-Four Sisters
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Thank you. I will drop it off in a bit!
This salad looks amazing….especially with that yummy steak! Thanks for coming to our “Strut Your Stuff Saturday.” We hope you’ll be back soon! -The Sisters
Thanks for stopping by. I’ll definitely be back.
Now this is an awesome looking salad! I could totally eat this for lunch AND dinner. YUM!