Thai Beef Salad
Thai Beef Salad with ribbons of rare steak, tons of fresh herbs, feathery slices of red onion, crunchy cukes, hot peppers, and a tangy garlic ginger dressing!
Servings: 6 servings
Ingredients
dressing
- 3 Tbsp fresh squeezed lime juice
- 3 Tbsp vegetable oil, I used canola
- 1 Tbsp soy sauce
- 1 Tbsp fish sauce
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 1 Tbsp brown sugar
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 2 Tbsp minced fresh ginger
salad
- 1 lb top sirloin steak, or any cut you like
- vegetable oil
- 8 large leaves of red leaf lettuce, rough chopped
- 2 small Persian cucumbers, thinly sliced (don't peel)
- about 1/2 a small red onion, sliced paper thin (I used a mandolin)
- a handful of fresh basil leaves, thinly shred them if they are large
- a handful of fresh cilantro leaves
- a handful of fresh mint leaves
- 2 small hot red peppers, thinly sliced, seeds and all
- 1/3 cup peanuts, chopped
Instructions
- Whisk the dressing ingredients together and set aside.
- Heat a skillet or grill pan over high heat until very hot. Brush the steak lightly with oil on both sides and grill for about 3 minutes per side for rare, or until it's done the way you like it.
- Set the steak on a plate and cover with foil, let it rest for 10 minutes. Then slice it very thinly across the grain with a sharp knife.
- Arrange the lettuce across the bottom of a platter. Top with the cucumbers and onion slices, separating the rings as you scatter them around.
- Next add the steak and fresh herbs. Scatter the hot pepper rings over the top, along with the peanuts.
- Drizzle the dressing liberally over all, and serve immediately.
Notes
- If you like, you can marinate the steak in some of the dressing for anywhere from an hour to overnight. In that case, double the dressing recipe.
- Don't dress this salad until just before eating, the dressing will wilt the herbs
Nutrition
Calories: 331.35 kcal · Carbohydrates: 8.3 g · Protein: 18.43 g · Fat: 25.3 g · Saturated Fat: 5.63 g · Sodium: 427.41 mg · Fiber: 2.06 g · Sugar: 4.46 g
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. This information comes from online calculators. Although The View from Great Island attempts to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.
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