Open-Faced Steak, Pear, and Gorgonzola Sandwiches

Sharp Gorgonzola cheese, sweet pears, and savory seared flank steak make a scrumptious combination. For added convenience in making this open-faced sandwich, purchase presliced onions and prewashed bagged salad greens.

Yield: 6 servings (serving size: 1 sandwich)

Ingredients

• Cooking spray
• 1  pound  flank steak, trimmed
• 1/2  teaspoon  salt
• 1/2  teaspoon  freshly ground black pepper
• 1  cup  thinly sliced red onion, separated into rings (about 1/2 onion)
• 2  small Bartlett pears
• 3  tablespoons  bottled lemon juice, divided
• 2  tablespoons  white wine vinegar
• 1  tablespoon  water
• 1  teaspoon  olive oil
• 1  teaspoon  bottled minced garlic
• 6  cups  prewashed gourmet salad greens
• 1/4  cup  (1 ounce) crumbled Gorgonzola cheese
• 6  (2.8-ounce) Mediterranean-style white flatbread (such as Toufayan)

Preparation

Heat a large cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Sprinkle both sides of steak with salt and pepper. Add steak to pan; cook 6 minutes. Turn steak; add onion to pan. Lightly coat onion with cooking spray. Cook steak an additional 6 minutes or until desired degree of doneness, stirring onion frequently. Transfer steak to a cutting board. Cook onion for an additional 2 minutes or until tender and lightly browned. Remove pan from heat.

Core pears; cut into thin slices. Place pears in a large bowl. Drizzle pears with 2 tablespoons lemon juice; toss well to coat. Combine remaining 1 tablespoon lemon juice, vinegar, water, olive oil, and garlic in a small bowl; stir well with a whisk. Add salad greens and cheese to pear mixture. Drizzle with oil mixture; toss to coat.

Cut steak diagonally into thin slices. Top each flatbread with about 7 slices (about 2 ounces) steak and about 1 1/3 cups salad mixture.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

397 (21% from fat)

Fat:

9.4g (sat 3.3g,mono 3.7g,poly 1g)

Protein:

26.7g

Carbohydrate:

54.2g

Fiber:

11.4g

Cholesterol:

31mg

Iron:

4.6mg

Sodium:

435mg

Calcium:

145mg