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Recipe

Garden Lettuce Salad with Skirt Steak, Avocado & Toasted Pumpkin Seeds

Kate Sears

Servings:4

This recipe is just a simple garden lettuce salad, but the avocado, toasted pumpkin seeds, and skirt steak make it much more satisfying. A mandoline works especially well to quickly, easily, and evenly slice the carrots and radishes.

This recipe is excerpted fromSalad for Dinner. Read ourreview.

Ingredients

  • 1 clove garlic, pounded to a smooth paste with a pinch of salt
  • 2 Tbs. freshly squeezed lime juice; more as needed
  • 1 Tbs. red-wine vinegar; more as needed
  • 1 tsp. cumin seed, toasted and lightly ground (so still a little coarse)
  • 1⁄2 tsp. sweet paprika
  • Kosher salt
  • 9 Tbs. extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 shallot, thinly sliced
  • 1⁄2 cup pumpkin seeds (pepitas)
  • One 1-1⁄4-lb. skirt steak, cold
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 ripe avocados
  • 4 large handfuls assorted mild garden lettuces, about 8 ounces total, washed and dried
  • 2中型胡萝卜、very thinly sliced
  • 3 radishes, such as French breakfast, very thinly sliced
  • Aleppo pepper, for sprinkling (optional)

Preparation

  • To make the vinaigrette, combine the garlic, lime juice, vinegar, cumin, paprika, and a pinch of salt in a small bowl. Let sit for 5 to 10 minutes. Whisk in 6 Tbs. of the olive oil. Taste with a leaf of lettuce and adjust the vinaigrette with more lime juice, vinegar, or salt if necessary. Set aside.
  • Put the shallot in a small bowl and cover with ice water. (The ice water crisps the shallot and helps remove some its hot and gassy flavor.) Set aside.
  • Warm a small sauté pan over medium heat and add 1 Tbs. of the olive oil and the pumpkin seeds. Fry the seeds, tossing or stirring frequently, until golden, about 3 minutes. Transfer to a plate lined with a paper towel and season with salt.
  • Cut the skirt steak into about 6-inch lengths and return it to the refrigerator until shortly before you are ready to cook it. (Because skirt steak is so thin, you want the beef cold to prevent it from overcooking before it browns.) Season the beef with salt and coarsely ground black pepper. Warm a large cast-iron skillet over high heat until very hot.
  • Add the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil and place the beef in the pan without overlapping the strips. Cook until the beef is nicely browned, 2 to 3 minutes. Turn and cook on the opposite side until medium rare, 1 to 2 minutes more; time will vary depending on the thickness of the meat. (If necessary, reduce the heat to medium high to finish cooking thicker sections of the meat.) Transfer to a plate and let rest for about 5 minutes.
  • Cut the avocados in half lengthwise, remove the pits, and slice the flesh diagonally into about 1⁄4-inch slices. Set aside.
  • Drain the shallot. Put the salad greens in a large work bowl; sprinkle the shallot, carrots, and radishes on top and season with salt and pepper. Gently toss the salad with just enough vinaigrette to lightly coat the greens. Taste and add more salt if necessary. Add about half of the pumpkins seeds and toss once more. With a delicate hand, transfer the salad to a platter or individual serving plates, evenly distributing the seeds, carrots, and radishes that may have fallen to the bottom of the bowl. Then, using a large spoon and starting at the very edge of the avocado (where skin meets flesh), scoop the flesh out of the avocado in one swoop. Separate the avocado slices and tuck them here and there among the greens. (At this point, I like to season the avocado, as best I can, with salt.) Thinly slice the meat against the grain. Arrange the skirt steak on the side or in the salad. Drizzle any remaining vinaigrette on and around the salad, focusing on the avocado and beef. Sprinkle the Aleppo pepper (if using) and the remaining pumpkin seeds on top. Serve immediately.

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  • CCBooke| 03/13/2013

    This is a delicious salad, perfect for a weeknight dinner. I prepped everything earlier and put it all together while the steak cooked. When my husband says it's a keeper, I know its good!

  • KendiE| 03/22/2012

    This looks great and I am willing to try it-- but is it me, or does the recipe just seem to stop in the middle of what's happening...Or am I just supposed to know what to do here?...I know it's just a salad but if you're going to post a recipe...make sure All the steps are here!!2 stars for now

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