New York Steak with Blue Cheese Sauce & Arugula Salad – Herd & Grace

Ingredients

• 2 New York Strip Steaks
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tbsp unsalted butter
• 2 cloves garlic, smashed
• 2 sprigs fresh thyme (or rosemary)
• Salt and cracked black pepper, to taste
• 2 tbsp unsalted butter
• 1 shallot, finely chopped
• Pinch of salt
• 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
• ½ cup heavy cream
• 3 oz blue cheese, crumbled (divided)
• 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
• ½ tsp garlic powder
• 1 tbsp chives, finely chopped
• Salt and black pepper, to taste
• 3 cups fresh arugula
• 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
• ¼ small red onion, thinly sliced
• 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• 1 tsp balsamic vinegar