Steak salad, a trattoria staple, creates the perfect summer lunch

13 Steak Salads for Hearty, Satisfying Meals

These steak salad ideas balance bold beef with crisp greens and vibrant dressings—perfect for quick weeknights, lunch cookouts, or elegant dinners.

Steak salad, a trattoria staple, creates the perfect summer lunch

By Christopher Kimball For The Associated Press Straccetti di manzo, which translates roughly from the Italian to “little rags of beef,” is a regular at trattorias. The cooking is minimal and quick, making this ideal for a weeknight dinner, but the beef must be thinly sliced. In this recipe from the cookbook “Milk Street Backroads Italy,” we freeze the meat for about 20 minutes to firm it a bit, which allows a knife to glide through the grain. A…