Southwestern Steak Salad w/chipotle honey-lime vinaigrette

Last night my Aunt Kim stayed the night with us and this is what I prepared for din din.  We had smoked salmon with capers, crackers, and light cream cheese spread for appetizer, and this salad with garlic & herb focaccia bread for our entree.  Jay O. and I really enjoyed spending time with Aunt Kimmie!  Aunt Kim and I watched Idol after dinner and both love Casey Abrams...isn't he the best?!  This is actually the first season I have ever watched, it's kind of addicting!

Ingredients:
1 pound skirt steak or flat iron steak (1/2 in thick), trimmed
course salt & ground pepper
2 hearts romaine lettuce, torn
1 avocado, halved, pitted, peeled & diced
1/2 cucumber, sliced & halved (or you can dice them)
cherry tomatoes, halved (however many you want:))
1 small red onion, thinly sliced or diced
feta cheese

Dressing Ingredients:
1 to 2 canned chipotle peppers in adobo, minced + 1 Tbsp sauce from same can
3 Tbsp fresh lime juice
2 tsp honey
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
salt & pepper
excess liquid from cooking the steak

Directions:

*Heat a large skillet over medium-high; cut steak into 4 pieces and season with salt and pepper. Cook 2 1/2 - 3 minutes per side for medium-rare, or longer if you prefer. Transfer to a plate and cover loosely with foil. Let rest 5 minutes, then thinly slice.

*Meanwhile, in a large bowl, toss together lettuce, avocado, cucumber, tomatoes, onion, teaspoon salt, and 1/8 teaspoon pepper. 

*In a small bowl, combine chile, chili sauce, lime juice, honey, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and a pinch of pepper. Gradually whisk in oil and any accumulated juices from steak. Pour dressing over salad and toss; add steak and toss again.

*We used about 1 Tbsp white wine when the steak was close to finishing so that there was more excess liquid & more flavor and added that to the dressing, too.

Original Martha Stuart Recipe here.

The only changes I made was adding 1 Tbsp of the chipotle sauce to the dressing for more flavor, feta cheese, and using white wine to add to the excess liquid from cooking the steak.

I chose to put together 3 individual salads instead of tossing it all together.  You can do whatever you'd like. If someone doesn't like tomatoes or a 
certain ingredient, this makes it a little easier to pick & choose ingredients 
for each one. The one thing I forgot was the avocado! I was going to wait & dice it when the salad was ready to serve so that it didn't brown 
while I was preparing the rest of the ingredients & I totally forgot :( 
Oh well, it was still yum!