By adding taco seasoning to both the marinade and the dressing, this Flank Steak Salad is a family-pleasing meal with simple additions like Doritos. Salads are a great main dish option, especially when you add a protein, like steak, chicken or seafood.

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Ingredients for Flank Steak Salad

What we love about salads is that you can make an adult version and a kid version to make everyone happy. That’s what Barbara did with this salad.

Flank Steak
Taco seasoning
Vegetable oil
Lemon or lime juice
Romaine Lettuce
Cherry Tomatoes
Red pepper
Colby Jack or Cheddar cheese
Ranch Dressing
Doritos (optional)

The adult version of Mexican Flank Steak Salad includes tomatoes, large slices of flank steak and a taco-ranch dressing. The kid’s version includes snack bites of steak, extra cheese, crushed-up Doritos (this is key to getting her kids to eat salad), and regular ranch dressing.

Starting kids off with a basic salad of iceberg or Romaine, shredded cheese and ranch will hopefully lay a great base that will lead to more enhanced taste-buds in the future. Small steps…

For both the marinade and the taco-ranch dressing, Barbara used a packet of taco seasoning. It doesn’t matter what brand, just choose your favorite or make your own! You just need one Tablespoon of taco seasoning for the marinade and four teaspoons for the dressing.

Flank Steak Salad

The weather has finally turned which means we’ve fired up the grill. We love how easy it is to toss some meat on the grill to make a quick, yet delicious, meal.

Flank Steak is the perfect cut of meat to slice thin and put on a salad. Confused about the different cuts of beef? Check out these posts from some Indiana farmers that help explain them: My Fearless Kitchen and Farmwife Crafts.

Barbara used romaine in this salad. It’s nice and crisp, and also kid friendly. Iceberg lettuce is a great substitute.

She put red peppers in the kid version too because her kids like them. That is the beauty of this salad, modify it to each person’s liking. Avocados or corn would be great additions as well.

How to Make Salad with Taco Seasoning Marinated Flank Steak

Mix together taco seasoning, oil, lemon or lime juice.
Cover flank steak with marinade and let sit in refrigerator for at least an hour.
Grill steak to desired state and let rest before slicing thinly against the grain.
While steak is resting, make dressing by combining ranch dressing and taco seasoning.
Put together the salad and top with sliced steak and drizzle with dressing.

For the full recipe for Mexican Flank Steak Salad, scroll to the bottom of this post.

Other Salad Recipes

We love a good salad as a side dish or even as a main dish. Here are some of our favorites.

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Flank Steak Salad

By adding taco seasoning to both the marinade and the dressing, this Flank Steak Salad is a family-pleasing meal with simple additions like Doritos.

Prep Time1

Cook Time10

Total Time1 10

Course: Main Course, Salad

Cuisine: American

Keyword: flank steak salad, mexican flank steak salad, salad with flank steak, salad with taco seasoning dressing

Servings: people

Calories: 617kcal

Author: Barbara

Ingredients

Flank Steak
1 oz. taco seasoning
2 Tablespoons vegetable oil
2 Tablespoons lemon or lime juice
3 heads Romaine Lettuce shredded
10 oz. Cherry Tomatoes halved
1 Red pepper chopped
4 oz. Colby Jack or Cheddar cheese shredded
1 cup Ranch Dressing
1 cup Doritos crumbled (optional)

Instructions

Mix 1 Tablespoon taco seasoning, vegetable oil and lemon or lime juice; cover flank steak and marinate for 1 hour minimum.
Grill steak to your liking; I recommend to a medium doneness.
Let steak rest for 5 minutes before slicing into thin slices against the grain.
Meanwhile, make dressing by mixing ranch dressing with 4 teaspoons taco seasoning.
Assemble salad by mixing romaine, tomatoes, peppers and cheese; top with steak slices and drizzle with dressing.

Notes

We use romaine in this salad. It’s nice and crisp, and also kid friendly. Iceberg lettuce is a great substitute.
We put red peppers in the kid version too because her kids like them. That is the beauty of this salad, modify it to each person’s liking. Avocados or corn would be great additions as well.
If you love taco salads try our Dorito Taco Salad with Homemade Dressing and our Easy Taco Salad recipes.
The nutritional information is auto-calculated and can vary depending on products used.