Steak Salad With Carrot-Ginger Vinaigrette a Savory Sensation

This flavorful salad marries pan-seared skirt steak with a bright and gingery carrot vinaigrette.

While any store-bought variety of seasoned rice vinegar will work in this recipe, the cookbook authors don't suggest substituting regular rice vinegar in its place because you want that sweet-and-salty flavor. Ezume Images/Shutterstock

For meat lovers, there’s nothing better on a spring day than firing up the grill and making yourself a really great steak.

But what if the weather doesn’t cooperate, or worse, your budget doesn’t allow for those fat New York strips or marbled rib eyes you just know would fill your family’s savory hankerings with their rich, buttery flavor?