Easy Thai Beef Salad
Updated June 11, 2024
- Total Time
- 10 minutes, plus refrigeration
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Ingredients
- 1cup fresh lime juice
- ½cup Thai fish sauce (nam pla)
- 1tablespoon sugar
- 2teaspoons minced Thai chili or jalapeno
- 2small tomatoes, peeled, seeded, cored and diced
- 2small cucumbers, peeled, seeded and diced
- 212-ounce pieces flank steak
- 1cup fresh mint leaves
Nutritional analysis per serving (8 servings)
176 calories; 7 grams fat; 3 grams saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 3 grams monounsaturated fat; 0 grams polyunsaturated fat; 8 grams carbohydrates; 1 gram dietary fiber; 4 grams sugars; 20 grams protein; 1465 milligrams sodium
Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
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Preparation
- Step 1
Prepare a charcoal fire. Combine the lime juice, fish sauce, sugar and chili in a large glass or ceramic bowl. Add the tomatoes and cucumbers. Toss. Refrigerate.
- Step 2
Grill the steaks over hot coals until medium rare, about 3 to 5 minutes per side. Let stand for 5 minutes. Slice the meat across the grain into thin slices. Add to the salad. Add mint leaves and toss well. Serve at room temperature.
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There are a hundred recipes for this dish online. I had a higher expectation for the authenticity of NYT's recipe. First the sauce: I make this with added soy sauce (to the lime, fish sauce, sugar), rice vinegar, and fresh ginger. You can't beat it. The salad - that has no salad - only tomatoes and cucumber. That's OK, but you really need lettuce - spring mix or something - too, plus basil leaves, and peanuts are good (and traditional). Try it: you'll like it. Best...Xavi.
There are a hundred recipes for this dish online. I had a higher expectation for the authenticity of NYT's recipe. First the sauce: I make this with added soy sauce (to the lime, fish sauce, sugar), rice vinegar, and fresh ginger. You can't beat it. The salad - that has no salad - only tomatoes and cucumber. That's OK, but you really need lettuce - spring mix or something - too, plus basil leaves, and peanuts are good (and traditional). Try it: you'll like it. Best...Xavi.