My grilled steak and broccoli salad is a summer grain bowl which won’t heat up your kitchen and can be put together in the time it takes to cook the rice!
Hello, all.
Summer is when I can’t get enough grilling. Vegetables, steaks, chicken, fruit, and more! I mean how can you go wrong with more flavor, less clean up, and less heating up the kitchen?
As someone who grills frequently, and someone who doesn’t want things falling through the grates, I LOVE my grill basket. My SIL has the same one, which I used over the Fourth recently to grill up some mixed veggies. It’s the best. Pick one up if you see one, or order it. You won’t regret it.
Now that you have a grill basket (or similar) in hand, let’s talk about this salad!
Recipe for Success
- Brown Rice. You want the fiber and nutty flavor of a whole grain here. I love basmati or jasmine for their separate grains which do well tossed with dressing.
- Broccoli. Since dry heat takes some time to get through the stalks, cut them fairly thin (or use broccolini!). Then cover and keep the heat ~400F. By the time they are browned, they will be crisp-tender.
- Skirt Steak. Or flat iron! Choose a thin cut with lots of beefy flavor for this recipe. Very little prep and cooking is quick.
- Dressing. For ease of weeknight dining I like buying a thick, refrigerated style blue cheese dressing and then mixing it with the vinaigrette. This pumps up the flavor and gives it an extra kick of acidity.
What do you need?
- Skirt Steak – About a pound. You need a thin steak which is good for grilling.
- Broccoli – I like a lot, so 1 1/2 pounds, all cut thinly for easy cooking.
- Brown Rice – One cup of brown basmati. You can use another whole grain if you wish.
- Dressing – Thick blue cheese dressing + a simple vinaigrette stirred together.
- Add-ons – Optional extras. I went with sliced tomatoes and scallions.
How to make this
To make my grilled steak and broccoli grain bowl first cook up some rice, then grill the steak and broccoli. Combine everything with blue cheese dressing and top with scallions and tomatoes.
This one of those dinners you can pull together without a lot of fuss (in keeping with my desire to share easy dinners with all of you). Basically:
- Make some rice however you like to do it. I use a rice cooker. š
- Toss the broccoli with olive oil and salt then grill, covered, at a moderate heat until you’re happy.
- Put the steak on and grill uncovered on high heat until it’s done. For skirt that means pink, not red!
- Mix together a dressing and cut up the add-ons.
- Put everything in a bowl and eat.
If you try my recipe for Grilled Steak and Broccoli Grain Bowl, I would love to hear from you in the comments with your experience and rating! And Iām happy to answer any questions you might have.
– Stay Safe, Annemarie
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