Sweetgreen Caramelized Garlic Steak Plate

Name: Sweetgreen Caramelized Garlic Steak Plate
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup wild rice, cooked; 1/2 cup cast-iron steak, sliced; 1/3 cup spicy roasted broccoli; 1/3 cup roasted sweet potatoes; 1/3 cherry tomatoes, halved; 1 to 2 oz pesto vinaigrette

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This Sweetgreen Caramelized Garlic Steak recipe is a copycat homemade version of one Sweetgreen’s famous salads. This protein packed bowl is healthy, filling and absolutely delicious.

Overhead view of Sweetgreen Caramelized Steak Plate with steak, cherry tomatoes, sweet potatoes, wild rice and pesto vinaigrette.

For more Sweetgreen salad recipes, try this Sweetgreen Harvest Bowl, this Sweetgreen Peach & Mint Salad or this Sweetgreen Hummus Crunch Salad.

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Recipe Highlights

Healthy & protein packed — This steak salad recipe is healthy and is topped with a light herby dressing. The steak adds protein making this salad work as a filling lunch or dinner.
Easy copycat recipe — This homemade version of Sweetgreen’s caramelized steak salad comes pretty close to the real thing. Learn to make Sweetgreen salads at home to save money and customize this recipe exactly how you like.
Great for meal-prepping — This steak salad is a great option for meal-prepping lunches for the week in advance.

Ingredients & Substitutions

The ingredients needed to make Sweetgreen’s Caramelized Steak Plate.

Steak: Make your Sweetgreen caramelized garlic steak in advance. You can cook your steak using whichever method you prefer and cook to your desired doneness. If you don’t like steak, you can make this cast-iron skillet chicken instead.
Broccoli & Sweet Potatoes: Both of these vegetables are roasted using Sweetgreen’s umami seasoning. You can follow this recipe for Sweetgreen’s spicy broccoli and this recipe for Sweetgreen’s roasted sweet potatoes. However, you can also just roast these vegetables in the oven using a bit of olive oil, salt and pepper if you prefer.
Cherry Tomatoes: Cut your cherry or grape tomatoes in half.
Wild Rice: Sweetgreen’s wild rice is used as the base for this salad recipe. You can replace the salad base with quinoa, brown rice or couscous. You could also use a kale or another leafy green as a base for a lower carb salad.
Pesto Vinaigrette: This steak salad is topped with Sweetgreen’s pesto vinaigrette that is made with olive oil, fresh basil, umami seasoning and apple cider vinegar. As a substitute, you can use Sweetgreen’s balsamic vinaigrette dressing, or a classic red wine vinaigrette.

Step By Step Instructions

Step 1: Add the roasted sweet potatoes, roasted spicy broccoli, wild rice, caramelized garlic steak, and cherry tomatoes to a large salad bowl.

Step 2: Pour the pesto vinaigrette on top of the salad and toss to combine.

Expert Tips

Prep the ingredients in advance. If you enjoy salad recipes, and especially Sweetgreen ones, prep the ingredients in advance and then meal-prep a variety of salad recipes for the week. For example, you can use extra sweet potatoes and wild rice to make a Harvest Bowl or extra pesto vinaigrette to make a Hummus Crunch Salad.
Meal-prep using salad tupperware containers. I like to use these salad tupperware containers to keep the ingredients separate until I am ready to eat the salad. I have found that these containers are the perfect size for lunch, they are compact and leak-proof.
Customize the recipe. This steak salad recipe is completely customizable and pretty forgiving. Adjust the recipe based on ingredients that you have in your fridge and what is in season at the time.

Recipe FAQs

Which cut of steak should I use for salad?

This post about the best steak to use in salad goes into the best cuts to use for steak. It also includes a recipe for cooking your own steak using a cast iron skillet.

Do I have to make the steak from scratch?

No. If you want to save time, you can use pre-packaged cooked steak bites instead. If you can’t find them in your grocery store, you can use pre-packaged roasted chicken bites, which are more readily available.

How do I roast sweet potatoes and broccoli?

For more details, see this roasted sweet potato recipe and this roasted broccoli recipe. But for simple instructions, chop up your veggies, coat them in olive oil, salt and pepper. Then bake them at 425F — the sweet potatoes will take about 25 minutes and the broccoli will take about 15 minutes.

Up close view of a Sweetgreen caramelized steak salad topped with pesto vinaigrette.

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