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Sliced Grilled Flank Steak Salad Recipe on plate with grilled romaine, halved grape tomatoes, and creamy basil yogurt dressing.

Grilled Flank Steak Salad Recipe with Creamy Basil Dressing

This is such a hearty, healthy, fresh, and vibrant Steak Salad Recipe!  It has tender strips of garlic-rubbed grilled flank steak over grilled romaine, bright tomatoes, and fresh cool basil yogurt dressing.  The romaine lettuce is grilled so it gets this slightly charred, slightly nutty, deep new amazing flavor that is nothing like the boring lettuce you know.  So few ingredients, but so much flavor!! #steaksalad #flanksteak #summerfood #easydinners #easysalads

Course Main Course, Salad
Cuisine American
Keyword 30 Minute Meal, basil, Beef, gluten free, salad
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Servings 4 servings
Calories 837 kcal
Author Carrie Tyler

Ingredients

Flank Steak

  • 2-2.5 lb Flank Steak
  • 3 cloves Garlic
  • 1 tablespoon Olive Oil
  • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire Sauce
  • 2 tablespoon Water
  • 2 teaspoon Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Black Pepper

Salad

Instructions

Prep Ahead Steps

  1. For this recipe, you can make my Creamy Basil Chive Yogurt Dressing up to 5 days in advance.  All ingredients go into the blender and it takes only minutes!

    Basil & Chive Yogurt Dressing in a jar on counter with basil leaves and chives on top and on the counter. This dressing with Lemon and Honey is creamy, light, savory, and a little bit sweet. It takes only minutes to make this delicious homemade dressing.  Basil & Chive Yogurt Dressing is perfect for salads, for drizzling over roasted veggies, steak, chicken, or fish, and amazing for dipping fries into!!

  2. Make the marinade by mincing the garlic and adding it to a large storage bag or glass container. Then add the olive oil, Worcestershire Sauce, water, salt, and black pepper. Last, add the flank steak and rub it around in the marinade until completely coated. Once coated, you can immediately grill or let sit sealed in the fridge for up to 2 days in advance.

    Steak and marinade in plastic bag for Flank Steak Salad Recipe with halved grape tomatoes, and creamy basil yogurt dressing.

Grill and Assemble

  1. Preheat your grill on high.  The flank steak will grill for about 5-7 minutes per side.  Five minutes will give you a beautiful medium rare.  Seven minutes will be more medium well. 

    Flank steak on gas grill for Flank Steak Salad Recipe with halved grape tomatoes, and creamy basil yogurt dressing.

  2. For the Romaine lettuce, rinse it to remove any dirt and then completely dry it. Cut in half starting at the stem. Then brush or spray with olive oil. Place on the lower heat section of the grill and watch them closely to ensure they don't burn. They only need 1-2 minutes per side.

    flank steak and romaine lettuce halves on gas grill for Flank Steak Salad Recipe with halved grape tomatoes, and creamy basil yogurt dressing.

  3. Remove the flank steak from the grill and let it rest for at least 5-10 minutes so that the juices redistribute into the meat and don’t come running out when you slice it. To slice it, you will slice thin and on an angle going against the grain (the lines) on the steak.

    Grilled flank steak being sliced on cutting board for Flank Steak Salad Recipe with halved grape tomatoes, and creamy basil yogurt dressing.

  4. When you are ready to serve, slice the grape tomatoes in half.  You can either serve the romaine lettuce whole or slice it up.  

    Sliced Grilled Flank Steak Salad Recipe on plate with grilled romaine, halved grape tomatoes, and creamy basil yogurt dressing.

Recipe Notes

  1. Creamy Basil Chive Dressing Recipe link

  2. Can I use any other cut of beef or protein?
    Flank steak really is the best for this recipe since it’s so easy to cook and always comes out perfectly tender for me. However, if you cannot get flank steak, you will want to use another steak that is tender enough to grill, such as skirt steak, strip steak or even filet. You could also make this recipe with chicken breast or shrimp!

  3. Do I have to grill the lettuce? Can I use another lettuce?
    You do not need to grill the lettuce, you could certainly slice it raw. I just absolutely love the flavor that the grill imparts for this recipe. You could also use escarole or green leaf lettuce. The idea is to get a leafy head of lettuce that can be sliced in half with all of the leaves staying attached. This way the entire half can grill up nicely.