Thai Spicy Beef Salad

originally uploaded by Kwanjai Si@m.

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
  

HOW TO:

1. Preheat grill or broiler.
2. Prepare dressing: Combine all dressing ingredients in a jar or bowl; mix well. Set aside.
3. 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.
4. Prepare salad mixture (lettuce, cucumber, tomatoes green onion and mint leaves).
5. Combine salad mixture, steak and dressing in a large bowl, tossing to coat.