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Recipe Tags: Weeknight Time To Make Course Main Ingredient Preparation Main Dish Salads Beans Beef Eggs Dairy Vegetables Easy Cheese Stove Top One Dish Meal Black Beans Meat Steak Greens Lettuces Equipment Number Of Servings 4 Hours Or Less

Fajita Salad

This makes a beautiful layered fajita salad. Arrange the ingredients in a glass bowl - to show off the tiers. Very simple yet elegant. From cuisine.

Steps

Combine ingredients for dressing in a small bowl.
Remove 1 / 4 cup for marinating flank steak.
Set aside.
Marinate steak in 1 / 4 cup dressing for at least 15 minutes or up to 2 hours.
Chill if marinating the steak longer than 30 minutes , otherwise it may be marinated at room temperature.
Prepare ingredients for salad , keeping components separate.
Heat oil for searing the steak in a large nonstick skillet over high heat.
Remove steak from marinade.
Season with salt and pepper.
Sear steak on both sides until medium-rare , 3-4 minutes per side.
Transfer meat to a cutting board and let rest 5 minutes , then thinly slice steak against the grain with a sharp knife.
To assemble , layer half the greens in a deep glass bowl.
On the lettuce , layer half of each of the tomatoes , cheese , chips , beans , cilantro , scallions , and steak slices.
Drizzle with half the dressing , then layer the rest of the ingredients.
Pile the other half of the steak slices in the center , and dr.

Ingredients

ketchup, fresh lime juice, honey, yellow onions, vegetable oil, water, chipotle chile in adobo, ground cumin, salt, flank steak, romaine lettuce, grape tomatoes, cheddar cheese, corn chips, black beans, cilantro leaf, scallion, sour cream