Beef Salad

Thai Beef Salad

This tasty Thai beef salad has lots of Thai flavors and is so colorful!

Ingredients

• 1 cup lime juice
• 1 cup chopped fresh cilantro, plus more for garnish
• 1 cup chopped fresh mint leaves
• 1 stalk lemongrass, smashed and cut into 1-inch pieces
• 1 ½ pounds (1 inch thick) steak fillet
• 1 head leaf lettuce - rinsed, dried and torn into bite-size pieces

Steps

1. Mix lime juice, cilantro, mint leaves, sugar, fish sauce, green onions, lemongrass, and chili sauce together in a large bowl until sugar is dissolved. Adjust the flavor, if desired, by adding more sugar and/or fish sauce; set aside.
2. Preheat an outdoor grill for high heat and lightly oil the grate.
3. Cook steak on the preheated grill until it begins to firm and is hot and slightly pink in the center, about 4 to 6 minutes per side. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 140 degrees F (60 degrees C).
4. Place lettuce in a salad bowl; arrange cucumber on top. Add steak and pour all of the herb mixture on top. Scatter cherry tomatoes over salad and garnish with fresh cilantro leaves.
5. Stir cooled noodle mixture into dressing. Pour dressing over coleslaw-onion mixture; toss to coat.