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dense bean salad

Original Link: Tiktok

Ingredients

Salad

  • 1.5lbs flank, strip or hangar steak
  • 3 ears of corn
  • 1 container cherry tomatoes
  • 2 bell peppers
  • 1 bunch cilantro
  • 1/2 a red onion
  • 1 can of garbanzo beans
  • 1 can of white beans (I like Great Northern)
  • 4 oz cotija cheese
  • 12 oz roasted red peppers (set aside 2 oz for the dressing)

For the dressing

  • juice of 2 limes
  • 2 tbs mayonnaise
  • 1/4 cup white wine vinegar
  • 1/4 cup avocado oil
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 tsp sea salt
  • 1 tsp chipotle pepper powder
  • 2 oz roasted red peppers

Instruction

Cook the steak

  • Rinse any excess blood or juice off of your steak and pat dry. Blood gives meat a metallic flavor so removing it by rinseing makes it taste better.
  • Generously salt your steak and let it sit for at least 10 minutes so the salt can soak in and season it throughout.
  • Cover your corn in a bit of avocado oil.
  • Pat the steak dry again before grilling. (we want the steak to be super dry so a Maillard reaction can occur. The Maillard reaction is protein browning, which gives it a delicious flavor, and this cannot happen in the presence of water)
  • Heat your grill to medium-high and grill the steak for about 6 minutes on one side and 7 minutes on the other to achieve a medium-rare cook. You can also do this inside on a cast iron or stainless steel pan.
  • Grill the corn while the steak cooks.
  • Let the corn cool and the steak rest while you prepare the rest of the salad.

Make the Salad

  • Slice the cherry tomatoes in half
  • Core and dice the bell peppers
  • Finely mince the cilantro
  • Finely dice the red onion.
  • Rinse and drain the beans and add them to the bowl along with the cherry tomatoes, cilantro, bell peppers, and red onion.
  • Slice the corn off the cobb and add to the bowl.
  • Cut the steak into bite-sized pieces and add them to the bowl.
  • In a small blender or with an immersion blender, blend the lime juice, mayonnaise, white wine vinegar, garlic, sea salt, chipotle powder, and roasted red peppers until completely creamy and smooth.
  • Pour the dressing over the salad and toss well.
  • Crumble in the cotija cheese and toss again lightly.