Tri Tip Pasta Salad
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This recipe is salt-free. We recommend using tri-tip, but sirloin or flank steak works great, too.
Prep
Ingredients
For
4
Serving(s)
Ingredients
| 2 cups uncooked penne or mostaccioli (tube-shaped pasta) |
| 1/4 lb green beans, trimmed |
| 1 3/4 lb boneless sirloin steak, trimmed |
| 1 tbsp salt-free garlic-pepper blend (such as Spice Hunter) |
| 1 1/2 cups thinly sliced red onion |
| 1 1/2 cups thinly sliced red bell pepper |
| 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil |
| 3 tbsp Dijon mustard |
| 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar |
| 1 tsp extravirgin olive oil |
| 1 tsp bottled minced garlic |
| 1/4 tsp black pepper |
| 1/4 cup (1 ounce) crumbled blue cheese |
Tri Tip Pasta Salad Directions
- Preheat broiler.
- While the broiler preheats, bring 3 quarts water to a boil in a large Dutch oven.
- Add pasta; cook 5 1/2 minutes.
- Add beans, and cook 3 minutes or until pasta is done.
- Drain and rinse with cold water. Drain well.
- Sprinkle steak with the garlic-pepper blend.
- Place on a broiler pan; broil 3 inches from heat 10 minutes or until desired degree of doneness, turning after 5 minutes.
- Let stand 5 minutes so juices will flow back into meat as it cools.
- Cut steak diagonally across grain into thin slices.
- Combine onion and next 8 ingredients (onion through black pepper) in a large bowl. Add pasta mixture and beef slices; toss well to coat.
- Sprinkle with cheese and serve.