Garlic Steak & Chili-Lime Corn and Spinach Salad

I put tonight's dinner on to marinate around noon today and spent the rest of the afternoon longing for dinner time! All I could smell was garlic & steak sauce and it smelled SOOOO good! Dinner time was no disappointment when it finally arrived!

Garlic Steak
Better Your Home A.1. Steak House Favorites Recipe Book 1998
The Line Up
2 TBSP finely chopped garlic
1 (1 1/2 lb) bonelss beef top sirloin steak (3/4" thick)
1/2 c A.1. Original Steak Sauce

The Game Plan
Spread garlic onto both sides of steak, pressing into steak. Place in non-metal dish or plastic bag; add steak sauce, turning to coat both sides. Cover; refrigerate for 30 minutes.
Remove steak from marinade; discard marinade. Grill or broil steak for 5-7 minutes on each side or until desired doneness.

Coach's Post Game Conference
I let this marinate quite a bit longer than what the recipe calls for, figure it only gave it more time to let the flavor sink in. And WOW! did it ever! I think I would have used a bit more garlic but the flavor was great!

Chili-Lime Corn and Spinach Salad
http://www.pillsbury.com/
The Line Up
Dressing:
2 tsp sugar
1 tsp chili powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/8 tsp grated gingerroot
1 garlic clove minced
6 TBSP oil
2 TBSP fresh lime juice

In medium bowl, combine ingredients; mix well.

Salad:
1 (11 oz) can white shoepeg corn, drained
1 (4.5 jar) sliced mushrooms, drained
1/4 c coarsley chopped fresh cilantro
1 green onion, chopped
2 c packed fresh baby spinach leaves
4 tsp finely chopped red bell pepper

Add corn, mushrooms, cilantro and onion to dressing. Turn to coat. To serve, arrange spinach leaves on serving plates, top with mixture.

Coach's Post Game Conference
I didn't follow the serving directions specifically. As you can tell from the picture above, I simply put everything in a bowl and tossed.
Tasted great, but it didn't have as much flavor from the dressing as I thought it would. I think next time I'll add more lime & chili.

Final Score
Coach - steak - home run
            - salad -  triple
Catcher - steak -  home run
              - salad - home run
The All-Star - steak - home run
                     - salad - HA! You're pretty funny if you think I was able to get The All-Star to eat a salad without Italian dressing and WITH fungus in it!!

***edited - Please see label disclaimer in "True Confessions" - 11/7/2013***

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