Steak & Pasta Salad

Packed with big flavors, tender steak, and a buttermilk ranch dressing, this Steak and Pasta Salad has all the best steakhouse flavors in a chilled salad! Perfect as a main or side, everyone loves this pasta salad recipe!

Ingredients

For the salad

8 ounces dry pasta cooked per package instructions to al dente

8 ounces cooked steak thinly sliced

2 cups baby spinach packed

1 cup cherry tomatoes halved or quartered

4 radishes thinly sliced

1 cup corn niblets

4 ounces blue cheese divided

1/2 cup sliced red onion

1 cup candied walnuts optional

For the Buttermilk Ranch Dressing

1 cup mayonnaise

1 cup buttermilk

1 tablespoon Dijon mustard

1 tablespoon lemon juice

1/4 cup chopped herbs parsley, dill, chives, basil etc

1 clove garlic finely minced

salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

For the salad

Cook the pasta as per package instructions, ensuring it is al dente. Drain it and cool it under cold tap water until cool.

Add the pasta, steak, spinach, cherry tomatoes, radishes, corn niblets, half the blue cheese, and red onion to a large bowl and toss.

To make the buttermilk ranch dressing

Whisk the mayonnaise, buttermilk, Dijon mustard, chopped herbs, lemon juice, and finely minced garlic. Season with salt and pepper.

To assemble

Toss the pasta salad ingredients with 3/4 of the dressing. Reserve the remainder of the dressing for any leftover pasta salad.

Chill for 20 minutes then serve.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cup | Calories: 528kcal | Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 16g | Fat: 36g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 13g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 43mg | Sodium: 482mg | Potassium: 382mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 1185IU | Vitamin C: 12mg | Calcium: 145mg | Iron: 2mg