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Spicy Thai Beef Salad

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A fiery salad that combines many wonderful Thai flavors in one crunchy dish.

Preparation facts

Yield: 6 servings

Ingredients

Salad:

1 1/2 lbs (680g) flank steak

1/2 tsp (3g) salt

1/2 Tbs (2g) freshly ground pepper

6 cups (340g) red leaf lettuce, torn into pieces

1 cucumber, peeled and sliced

1 tomato, cut into pieces

3 green onions, sliced diagonally

1/3 cup (10g) fresh mint leaves, chopped (optional)

Dressing:

1/3 cup (80mL) fresh lime juice

1/4 cup (9g) fresh cilantro leaves, chopped

2 Tbs (20g) brown sugar

1 Tbs (15mL) soy sauce, low sodium

1 Tbs (15mL) water

1 Tbs (15mL) fish sauce, bottled

4 cloves garlic, minced

1 serrano pepper, or red Thai pepper, seeded and minced

Directions

Preheat grill or broiler.

Prepare dressing: Combine all dressing ingredients in a jar or bowl; mix well. Set aside.

Salt and pepper both sides of steak. Place steak on a grill rack or broiler pan coated with vegetable oil spray. Cook 6 minutes on each side or until desired degree of doneness. Let stand 5 minutes. Cut steak diagonally across the grain into thin slices. Cut each slice into 2-inch pieces.

Prepare salad mixture (lettuce, cucumber, tomatoes green onion and mint leaves).

Combine salad mixture, steak and dressing in a large bowl, tossing to coat.

Note: Look for fish sauce in the Asian section of the supermarket.

Nutrition facts

Serving Size 1 serving
Calories 256
Calories from Fat 115 (45%)
% Daily Value*
19%Total Fat 12g
26%Saturated Fat 5.2g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.5g
Monounsaturated Fat 5g
20%Cholesterol 59mg
26%Sodium 618mg
21%Potassium 750mg
4%Total Carbohydrate 12g
9%Dietary Fiber 2.3g
Sugars 6g
Sugar Alcohols 0g
49%Protein 24g
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Nutrition facts are calculated by a food expert using nutritional values provided by the USDA for common products used as recipe ingredients. Actual nutritional values may differ depending on the amounts or products used and can be affected by cooking methods.
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