Beef with blue cheese, witlof and walnut salad

Walnuts add crunch and blue cheese adds flavour to this gourmet beef salad.

Recipe «Beef with blue cheese, witlof and walnut salad» presented in category Recipes / Salads, to prepare this dish you will need no more 8 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 25g butter, 4 beef rib eye steaks, 2 tbsp olive oil, 45g walnuts pieces, 2 witlof, leaves separated , Freshly ground black pepper, 1 150g pkt Blue Castello cheese, roughly crumbled, 1 bunch chives, snipped into 2cm lengths .

Ingredients:

• 25g butter 
• 4 beef rib eye steaks 
• 2 tbsp olive oil 
• 45g walnuts pieces 
• 2 witlof, leaves separated 
• Freshly ground black pepper 
• 1 150g pkt Blue Castello cheese, roughly crumbled 
• 1 bunch chives, snipped into 2cm lengths 

Instructions

1. Heat the butter in a frying pan over medium-high heat until foaming. Add the beef and cook, uncovered, for 4 minutes each side, for medium-rare or until cooked to your liking. Transfer to a plate and cover loosely with foil. Set aside to rest. Wipe the pan clean with paper towel.
2. Add 1 tablespoon of the oil to the pan and heat over medium-high heat. Add the walnuts and cook, shaking the pan occasionally, for 2 minutes or until aromatic. Add the witlof and cook, turning once with tongs, for 1-2 minutes or until the witlof just wilts. Transfer to a large bowl. Add cheese and chives.
3. To serve, cut the beef across the grain into 1cm-thick slices. Add to the salad and toss gently to combine. Divide the salad among serving plates and serve immediately.