Cranberry-Pomegranate Steak Salad

My lovely weekend came to a close with a delectable “round two” recipe along with a restaurant review. My husband and I had a night out on Saturday all because of my rockin’ in-laws. My mother in law surprised us with a generous gift to both cover the cost of our dinner, actually probably TWO dinners, and be our baby sitter just because she is so sweet. The gesture was MUCH appreciated by both of us.

We chose to go to Stonewood Grill. This restaurant is a chain; however, each time I have been there I have been delighted with the quality and the specials. The atmosphere is always festive but cozy. Dim lights, dark wood, private booths and a fun bar area to enjoy a drink beforehand. My husband selected an oak grilled steak, the steak is pictured below, and garlic mashed potatoes. I chose the special which was a Mediterranean grilled swordfish dish. It was seasoned to perfection and grilled, topped with a thin layer of Chevre goat cheese with sun dried tomatoes and sautéed spinach. On one side was dilled Israeli Couscous and on the other were sautéed mushrooms. The dish was tangy, creamy and fresh. I loved the aromatic dill in the couscous. There is a reason I don’t have a photo to show you.

Anywhoo, back to the main recipe! My sweet husband ordered the 12oz steak just so I could have the leftovers for a steak salad. (See why I love him so much?) The idea for the flavor combination came from my favorite restaurant, Zhanra’s. It is a seared steak salad with pears, walnuts, gorgonzola and a balsamic reduction. (But that is a whole other review). I switched out the pears with cranberries and pomegranates and this salad was born.

Cranberry-Pomegranate Steak Salad

Cranberry-Pomegranate Steak Salad
Printable Recipe
Ingredients

3oz thinly sliced medium-rare fillet (cold)
½ cup fresh cranberries, chopped
Palmful of pomegranate berries
2 Tbsp crumbled Bleu cheese
2 Tbsp diced red onion
2 Tbsp roughly chopped walnuts
2 cups fresh organic spinach
Garlic sea salt and fresh ground pepper
Drizzle of good quality balsamic vinegar

Directions

1. Place the spinach on a medium sized plate, top with the steak through the walnuts.

2. Grind sea salt and pepper over salad to taste. Drizzle balsamic vinegar.