Cook the Book: Thai Beef Salad

Name: Cook the Book: Thai Beef Salad
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Thai, Asian
Ingredients: 237 milliliters torn fresh herb leaves (mint, cilantro, Thai basil, or a combination); 1 medium cucumber, peeled if necessary, cut in half lengthwise, seeded, and diced; 227 grams skirt or flank steak, leftover or raw; 2 Juice of limes; 1 small fresh hot red chile, like Thai, or to taste, minced; 59 milliliters minced red onion; 1 liters torn salad greens (mixed greens are nice); 1 Tbsp sesame oil; 1 Tbsp fish sauce (nam pla, available at Asian markets) or soy sauce; 1 teaspoons sugar

The recipe Cook the Book: Thai Beef Salad is ready in around 45 minutes and is definitely a tremendous gluten free and dairy free option for lovers of Asian food. This recipe serves 4. This main course has 142 calories, 14g of protein, and 7g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 12% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of torn salad greens, cucumber, flank steak, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. To use up the juice of lime you could follow this main course with the Cranberry-Orange Juice Slushee as a dessert.

Instructions

If you are beginning with raw meat, start a gas or charcoal grill or heat a broiler; the rack should be about 4 inches from the heat source. Grill or broil the beef until medium rare, turning once or twice, 5 to 10 minutes, depending on the thickness; set it aside to cool.

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Beef

Meat

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Grill

Toss the lettuce with the herbs, onion, and cucumber.

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Cucumber

Lettuce

Herbs

Onion

Combine all of the remaining ingredients with 1 tablespoon of water (the dressing will be thin) and use half of this mixture to toss the greens.

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Greens

Water

Remove the greens to a platter, reserving the dressing.

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Greens

Slice the beef thinly, reserving its juice; combine the juice with the remaining dressing.

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Juice

Beef

Lay the slices of beef over the salad, drizzle the dressing over all, and serve.

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Beef

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Grill

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Servings:

237milliliters

torn fresh herb leaves (mint, cilantro, Thai basil, or a combination)1medium

cucumber, peeled if necessary, cut in half lengthwise, seeded, and diced 227grams

skirt or flank steak, leftover or raw 2

Juice of limes 1small

fresh hot red chile, like Thai, or to taste, minced 59milliliters

minced red onion 1liters

torn salad greens (mixed greens are nice)1Tbsp

sesame oil 1Tbsp

fish sauce (nam pla, available at Asian markets) or soy sauce 1teaspoons

sugar

Recommended wine: Chenin Blanc, Gewurztraminer, Riesling

Thai can be paired with Chenin Blanc, Gewurztraminer, and Riesling. The best wine for Asian food depends on the cuisine and dish - of course - but these acidic whites pair with a number of traditional meals, spicy or not. The Essay Chenin Blanc Blend with a 4.7 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 12 dollars per bottle.