Steak Salad with Ponzu Sauce Recipe
With Christmas around the corner, I felt like it was time to share a couple of Holiday-worthy recipes. Since the Christmas dinner always seems stressful enough as is, I came up with an easy appetizer that you can make in under 15 minutes & only uses a couple of ingredients. Nevertheless, it looks very festive and is a great starter with pure flavors.
Prep Time 8 minutes mins
Cook Time 6 minutes mins
Total Time 14 minutes mins
Course Appetizer
Servings 2
Equipment
- frying pan
- tin foil
Ingredients
- 10 oz steak (300g)
- 2 spring onions
- 2 tbsp pine nuts
- small bag of mixed lettuce
- 4 tbsp ponzu sauce
- 2 tbsp (heaped) butter (40g)
This stunning appetizer is perfect for serving at dinner parties. With slices of steak, drizzled with a salty yet citrusy ponzu sauce, this is a delicious and refreshing starter. And while it looks quite fancy, it's actually pretty quick and easy to make!
Instructions
How to prepare a Steak Salad with Ponzu Sauce
- Melt a knob of butter in a frying pan on medium to high heat.
- Season your steak well with ground salt & pepper.
- Sear your steaks at a fairly high temperature to get a nice and brown, but juicy steak. Depending on your preferences, fry each side for 1 – 2 minutes for a rare to medium-rare steak, 2 – 3 minutes for medium, and 3 – 4 minutes for a medium well-done steak.
- In the meantime, roast your pine nuts in a frying pan on a low to medium fire. No need to add butter or oil, but be careful not to burn them.
- After you’ve cooked the steaks to your liking, transfer them to a plate or cutting board and wrap them in tin foil to let them rest for a couple of minutes.
- Cut your spring onions.
- Slice the steaks into thin strips and add some more salt & pepper if needed.
- Arrange everything on a round plate, starting with the steak strips. Lay them down in a circle, to make it look like a Christmas wreath. Be sure not to make the circle too small.
- Arrange the mixed lettuce in a smaller circle, slightly overlapping the meat. Top it off with the spring onions & roasted pine nuts.
- Drizzle some ponzu sauce over the lettuce & steak.
- It’s ready to serve, enjoy!
Do you guys have plans for Christmas (dinner) yet?
We’ll be spending time with our family, eating. Just the usual cozy & relaxed Christmas!