Grilled Skirt Steak Salad with Hot Honey, Balsamic & Blue Cheese Vinaigrette — Culinary Seasons

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When I set out to make this vinaigrette I was shooting for a nice kick of heat with the acidity of the balsamic and creaminess of the blue cheese.

But as I tasted along the way, while writing down the recipe, this dressing produced a nice balance of minimal heat with sweet acidity and a note of blue cheese.

It turned out to be a nice balanced flavored light dressing with a slight heat that was barely there. I could have increased the hot honey to get additional spice but the additional sweetness of the honey would have changed the balance of flavors.

Drizzling the hot honey over the steak and salad gave that little extra pop of heat while eating the salad.

Don’t get scared off by Joey’s Hot Honey in this recipe. If you don’t want to use hot honey no problem substitute regular honey. If you don’t have Joey’s Hot Honey, use regular honey and add some chili flakes.

You may be asking…..who’s Joey?

Joey’s Hot Sauce is owned by Joey Repice, he started making hot sauce when his wife had a desire for a hot sauce with no sugar. He went to the farmers market and bought some organic peppers and came home and created his first hot sauce. He makes bold flavored hot sauces that are made with organic peppers, have no sugar, no preservatives, no additives and no b/s as it says on the bottle.

Visit to the Growers Market

I first met Joey at a local growers market and when I sampled his hot sauces I was blown away with the flavor. He followed up the sampling of the hot sauces with his new product Joey’s Hot Honey. Joey’s Hot Honey is now available at Growers Markets.

Joey was gracious enough to sit down with me and do an interview to taste his line of products and discuss his history and what drives him to make great products. Click the links below to go to part 1 and part 2 of the interviews with Joey of Joey’s Hot Sauce.

Exploring the Source with Joey Repice of Joey’s Hot Sauce PART 1
Exploring the Source with Joey Repice of Joey’s Hot Sauce PART 2

Joey’s Hot Sauce can be found at Southern Oregon Growers Markets and on his website.

JoeysHotSauce.com

Servings: 4 people

Author: Chef Tony Zentgraf

Delicious Salad Dressing with Hot Honey, Balsamic & Blue Cheese. Combination makes an amazing vinaigrette.

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Making the Vinaigrette

  • In a tall container, add the garlic, hot honey, salt, pepper, dry thyme and both vinegars.
  • Using a immersion blender, pulse the ingredients in the container to puree the garlic and thyme, dissolve the salt and combine the ingredients. (you can use a blender or food processor as well)
  • Slowly drizzle in the oils. They should emulsify as you add them.Once combined the dressings should be medium thickness.Test the vinaigrette flavor. You can adjust the oil and vinegar levels at this point if needed.
  • Crumble 1/2 of the blue cheese into the vinaigrette and puree to combine.
  • Crumble in the remaining blue cheese into the vinaigrette.Adjust seasoning as needed.

Marinating and Grilling the Skirt Steak

  • Trim the skirt steak as needed to remove any fat.
  • In a container or resealable bag combine the steak with 1/2 cup of the vinaigrette.You can add more if needed.
  • Marinate the skirt steak for 1-4 hours.
  • Preheat the grill to a high temperature.Skirt steak is good with some char on the exterior. The steak cooks fast so you want to cook over high heat.
  • Once the steak is cooked to your desired temperature, remove from the grill.Let rest for 5-10 minutes before slicing.

Assembling the Salad

  • Combine the salad ingredients and toss with 1/2 cup of vinaigrette. Adjust with additional vinaigrette as needed.
  • Plate salad onto individual plates or in a bowl to serve at the table or buffet.
  • Garnish the plates or bowl with the additional blue cheese and mandarin oranges if desired.
  • Slice the skirt steak into 3 pieces and cut slices across the grain of the steak.This will give you the maximum tenderness of the steak.Plate the steak on top of the salad or in front of the salad on the plate.Drizzle some of Joey’s Hot Honey over the Skirt Steak and Salad if desired.