Sweet & Spicy Chili Steak Salad
Prep Time
20 minutes
Cook Time
25 minutes
Difficulty
Moderate
Servings
4-6
Cuisine Type
Cheese Types

Recipe Description
This zesty salad pairs smoky, chili-rubbed grilled steak with a refreshing sweet corn and avocado salad. Tossed with a creamy yogurt-lime dressing and studded with Hot Pepper Monterey Jack cheese, it perfectly balances heat, sweetness, and fresh summer flavors.
Ingredients
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1 tablespoon paprika
1 tablespoon ground chipotle chili pepper
2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons pepper
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 teaspoon garlic powder
3 pounds beef flank or skirt steak
Sweet Corn Salad:
- 1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 5 large ears sweet corn, husks and silk removed
- 3 tablespoons butter, cubed and melted
- 2 cups spring mix salad greens
- 2 medium avocados, pitted, peeled and cubed
- 1/2 medium red onion, thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
- 1 medium jalapeno pepper, seeded and finely chopped
- 6 ounces Burnett Dairy Cooperative® Hot Pepper Monterey Jack cheese, cut into batons
Preparation
Combine the brown sugar, paprika, chipotle chili pepper, salt, pepper, cumin and garlic powder in a small bowl; rub over steak. Let stand for 30 minutes.
Sweet Corn Salad:
- Combine the yogurt, apple cider vinegar, lime juice, honey and salt in a small bowl. Set aside.
- Grease grill grate. Heat grill to medium.
- Brush corn with butter. Grill corn, covered, over medium heat for 6-8 minutes or until tender, turning frequently. Cool corn on a wire rack.
- Increase grill heat to medium-high.
- Grill steak, covered, over medium-high heat for 4-5 minutes on each side or until a thermometer inserted into meat reads 145°F. Transfer steak to a cutting board; tent with aluminum foil. Let rest for 10 minutes. Thinly slice steak against the grain.
- When cool enough to handle, cut corn kernels from the cobs. Combine the corn, salad greens, avocados, red onion, cilantro and jalapeno pepper in a large bowl. Add cheese. Drizzle with reserved yogurt dressing; gently toss to coat. Serve salad with steak.
Recipe & Photo Courtesy of Dairy Farmers of Wisconsin