Five-Ingredient Steak Salad with Farro, Arugula, and Feta
This super simple skirt steak salad with farro, arugula, and feta cheese comes together quickly and easily and only requires five ingredients!
Servings: 2
Calories: 883kcal
Ingredients
- 1 lb skirt steak
- 2 c cooked farro
- 2 c arugula
- 1/2 c crumbled feta cheese
- 1/4 c olive oil
- 3 tbsp lemon juice
- salt and pepper
Instructions
- Heat a cast-iron pan on high heat. Pat the steak dry with paper towels then season with salt and pepper. Add a splash of oil to the pan then sear the steak quickly about 1-2 minutes on each side for medium-rare or longer if you prefer it more well done. Remove from the pan and let rest for five minutes before slicing.
- Toss the cooked farro with the feta cheese, arugula, olive oil, lemon juice, salt, and pepper.
- Serve the sliced steak next to or on top of the farro salad. Serve immediately!
Notes
Ingredient Notes & Substitutions:
- Farro: you could use any grain like quinoa, wild rice, or barley
- Arugula: spinach, watercress or baby kale
- Feta: crumbled goat cheese, blue cheese or fresh mozzarella
- Farro is a nutrient-packed wheat grain. It has a nutty flavor and chewy texture similar to barley. Farro is perfect for grain salads, soups, stews and risotto!
Nutrition
Calories: 883kcal | Carbohydrates: 47g | Protein: 58g | Fat: 53g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Cholesterol: 176mg | Sodium: 574mg | Potassium: 855mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 158IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 216mg | Iron: 6mg