Give salad night a makeover with Grilled Steak and Peach Salad. This delicious meal packs in the flavor with goat cheese, avocado, and a mouth watering marinade!
The most delicious steak and peach salad
You know what they say, a salad doesn't have to be veggies-only to be considered a salad! Well, I don't know if "they" say that, but I do! And today, we're whipping up the most non-salad salad you'll ever try.
It's filled with flavorful marinated steak and peaches, and topped with goat cheese! How's that for a salad?!
This is one of my favorite summertime dishes because it requires you to get the grill out, which is a summery act in itself. Plus, the peaches and goat cheese lend a totally refreshing element to the dish that makes it almost addicting!
Ingredients in grilled steak and peach salad
As far as ingredients go, we'll be using one list for the salad itself and another for the marinade. You probably have most of the marinade ingredients in your spice cabinet!
Salad
- Steak: Start with 1lb of flank steak. This is going to be the star of this dish!
- Arugula: Next, you'll need one 8oz bag of arugula.
- Avocados: Slice up 2 avocados to add some healthy fat and delicious flavor to the salad.
- Peaches: Next, slice up 2 peaches!
- Corn: Grill up 2 cobs of corn, and then slice the corn off of the cobs to prepare for adding to the salad.
- Goat cheese: Finally, throw in ½ cup of goat cheese for a refreshing flavor component!
Marinade/Dressing
- Garlic: Start with 2 cloves of garlic for the marinade. Gotta have the garlic!
- Dijon mustard: Then, add in 2 tablespoon of dijon mustard.
- Balsamic: Give the flavor a bite with ½ cup of balsamic vinegar.
- Olive Oil: Add in ¾ cup of olive oil.
- Seasonings: Last but not least, add 1 tablespoon of rosemary, 1 tablespoon of oregano, and a pinch of salt and pepper to taste.
Kitchen items you'll need for this dish
To create your salad, you'll need a cutting board and knife for some of the ingredients, followed by two mixing bowls, a stirring utensil, a Ziplock bag, and tongs or another grill tool for grilling the steak.
For measuring, you will need 1 tbsp, ½ cup, and ¾ cup.
How to make salad with steak and peaches
If you can grill up an easy steak, you can create this salad like it's nothing! This dish is incredibly easy to prepare, but feels like a totally luxury salad.
To begin, mix together all of the marinade and dressing ingredients until they're well combined. Set aside ½ of that dressing for later.
Add the rest of the dressing to a Ziplock bag with the flank steak and let it marinade for 2 hours (or longer — overnight is best!).
When the steak is ready to cook, heat the grill to medium-high heat. Cook for about 5 minutes on each side or until the internal temperature reaches 140°F. This will depend on the thickness of the steak.
Let the steak rest for 10 minutes while you prepare the rest of the salad.
To a large bowl or plate, add the arugula, peaches, and avocado, and then add slices of the steak. Top with goat cheese.
Drizzle the remainder of the dressing over the salad, and enjoy!
Ingredient add-ons
Apart from the steak and peaches (because, let's be real — those are what make this a steak and peach salad), you can really get crazy with the toppings. What do you love on a salad? Chances are, you can include it! Here are some extra toppings that would work particularly well.
- Cherry tomatoes
- Red onion
- Lime juice
- Cucumber
- Glazed pecans or walnuts
- Feta (as a swap for goat cheese)
Storing leftovers
Leftover grilled steak and peach salad should be kept refrigerated and enjoyed within 2 days. If possible, store the dressing separately to prevent soggy arugula.
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Grilled Steak and Peach Salad
Ingredients
Method
- Mix together all marinade/dressing ingredients until well combined and set aside ½ cup of dressing for later.
- Add the rest of the dressing to a ziplock bag with the flank steak and let marinade 2 hours - overnight.
- When steak is ready to cook, heat grill over medium-high heat. Cook for about 5 minutes each side or until internal temp reaches 140F. This will depend on thickness of steak.
- Let steak rest for 10 minutes while you prepare the rest of the salad.
- To a large bowl or plate, add arugula, peaches, avocado, corn, then add slices of steak, and top with goat cheese.
- Drizzle remainder of dressing over salad.
- Enjoy!
Nicole C says
Had this for dinner this past weekend and it is the PERFECT salad for summer! So easy and delicious
Erin says
Hi Nicole, so glad you liked it! 🙂
Caitlin says
Couple of questions! Is the garlic supposed to be minced? And did you use dried rosemary and oregano?
Erin says
Hi Caitlin, yes, minced and fresh or dried works. I switch it up! Let me know how your salad comes out!
Emma says
Dressing is SO good. I skipped the corn , and added some tomatoes. but such a good and filling salad for summer.
Erin says
Hi Emma, so happy you loved it and made it your own!!
Catherine S says
The MOST delicious flavor combo!! Tastes like summer in a bowl!! The marinade is one of the best I have ever tasted! Eaten this salad for 3 days straight and still loving it!!
Erin says
Hi Catherine, so so happy you love the salad so much!!
Caitlin says
The perfect summer meal!! Everything just worked so well together. Make again for sure!!
Erin says
Hi Caitlin, so happy you enjoyed the salad! 🙂
Sara says
My first time grilling peaches, and what a great introduction! With good summer peaches, the steak pairs perfectly. The dressing is creamy but light. I’ve also done burrata instead of goat cheese, which is a nice addition. A summer staple in my house!
Erin says
Hi Sara, so happy everyone loves it!!
Katie says
This was a delicious little dinner. Full of flavour, light, and super easy!!
Erin says
Hi Katie, so glad you enjoyed it!!
Katie says
This is really good! The flavors combine together well, and the marinade is great on the steak. We overcooked our streak (my husband generally struggles with that), but otherwise it was delicious (and that was just our user error with steak!) Love the flavors together and that it was something different for us to have for supper. thanks!
Erin says
Hi Katie, I am so happy you loved it so much! 🙂
Michelle says
AMAZING! Hands down boyfriend approved. He loves everything about it. The flavor combo is amazing. Perfect summer salad. We did a whole week of salads and this was a great variation. Will be putting this in our rotation!
Erin says
Hi Michelle, so glad you both loved the salad and made it your own!!
Ari says
WOWZERS! SO YUMMY! The steak is the star and is ABSOLUTELY delicious. My husband wouldn't stop raving about it! All of the different components mix so well together and complement each other perfectly, from the marinade/dressing to the peaches to the feta cheese to that grilled corn. Thank you for this recipe! I will be making it again and again.
Erin says
Hi Ari, so happy you both loved the salad so much!! Thanks for your kind words! 🙂
Katelyn says
Made this and my boyfriend coined it the “best thing I’ve ever made”! LOL I used sweet corn on the cob and white peach (b/c that’s what I had in my kitchen), and it was sooooo flavorful. So delicious! definitely recommend trying. Easy to make too!
Erin says
Hi Katelyn, so glad you both loved it and made it your own!!
Sky says
Made this tonight and it was so good!! I added citrus to my marinade and dressing and it was great. Will definitely make again!
Erin says
Hi Sky, so happy you loved it and great idea!
Katie says
Hi Erin, I think you forgot to include what to do with the corn. I love the recipe though! I’m making it tonight!
Erin says
Hi Katie, oops! Sorry about that, should be fixed now. Thanks for catching! Hope you loved it! 🙂