Kickin’ Cajun Ranch Steak Salad
Elevated Dinners, Impressively Easy
- Eggs
- Milk
This hearty, speedy kale and mixed greens salad is packed with juicy grape tomatoes, cucumber, and pickled shallot for an impressively colorful bowl. Toss it all together with tangy, Cajun-spiced ranch dressing, then top with juicy slices of sizzled steak for a bold, satisfying spin on a classic (in just 20 minutes!).
Ingredients
10 ounce
Ranch Steak
1 unit
Lemon
1 unit
Shallot
1 unit
Mini Cucumber
4 ounce
Kale
3 ounce
Buttermilk Ranch Dressing
(Contains: Eggs, Milk)
1.5 ounce
Sour Cream
(Contains: Milk)
1 tablespoon
Cajun Spice Blend
1 teaspoon
Hot Sauce
2 ounce
Mixed Greens
4 ounce
Grape Tomatoes
Not included in your delivery
1 teaspoon
Olive Oil
1 teaspoon
Cooking Oil
1 teaspoon
Sugar
Salt
Pepper
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• Wash and dry produce. • Pat steak* dry and season with salt and pepper. Drizzle oil in a hot medium pan. Cook steak to desired doneness, 3-6 minutes per side. TIP: While steak cooks, move on to Step 2.
• Trim, peel, and thinly slice shallot. Halve lemon. Remove and discard any large stems from kale; chop if desired. Trim and thinly slice cucumber. • In a small microwave-safe bowl, mix shallot, 1 tsp sugar, juice from half the lemon, salt, and pepper (2 tsp sugar and juice from whole lemon for 4). Cover bowl with plastic wrap and microwave 1 minute. • Set aside to pickle, stirring occasionally.
• Place kale in a large bowl; using your hands, massage kale (similar to how you would knead dough) with a drizzle of olive oil and a pinch of salt until leaves are tender, 1 minute. • In a second small bowl, whisk together buttermilk dressing, sour cream, 1 tsp Cajun Spice Blend (2 tsp for 4), and as much hot sauce as you like.
• Transfer Cajun ranch dressing to bowl with kale. Add mixed greens, cucumber, tomatoes, and half the pickled shallot (draining first); toss to combine. Season with salt and pepper. • Thinly slice steak against the grain. • Top salad with steak and remaining pickled shallot (draining first). Serve.
Steak is fully cooked when internal temperature reaches 145°.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Dec 2025- Flavor: Many loved the Cajun-spiced ranch dressing, finding it tangy and flavorful. Some wanted more seasoning on the steak.
- Ease of prep: Quick and easy for most, though a few found prepping kale time-consuming. Consider starting sides before cooking steak.
- Suggestions: Try adding croutons for crunch, or substitute mixed greens for kale if preferred. Cook steak longer for desired doneness.
- Portions: Generous salad portions satisfied most, though some wanted more mixed greens and less kale.
- Steak quality: Opinions varied; some found it tender and juicy, while others thought it was tough or fatty.
Reviews from our home cooks
The ranch steak was DELICIOUS, and the cajun spices in the ranch were an unexpected delight. YUMMY!
Easy to make. I didn't quite get the "Cajun" part even though the spice mix was labeled as such. Still, it was tasty enough.
Steak was really good, the mixed greens went bad so we couldn't use them. My partner was not a fan of the salad dressing, I think it would be good with a chopped boiled egg added and if you did a light pickle on the cucumber (I did this and it was 👌)
I doubled the amount of southwest seasoning in the dressing to cover the ranch taste. Would've been great to season the steaks with the rest.
The steak was wonderfully tender and juicy. Very good! My only suggestion is to cook the steak for much longer than the directions say. It was more like 10-15 minutes per side to ensure it wasn't totally raw.
This salad is really good and it's a huge portion.
Perfectly balanced salad! So delicious and just the right amount of heat.
Easy and delicious, first time I've cooked a steak to perfection!
I loved the dressing. The steak was tender and juicy. We will buy this again as we are on a low carb diet
Easy and dressing was good. I mixed a little olive oil into the dressing bc I like it a little thinner
