Asian Grilled Beef Salad Food

THAI BEEF SALAD

Steps:

• Place the birds eye chili, garlic, cilantro stems and a small pinch of salt into a mortar and pestle. Grind until a smooth paste forms.
• Add the remaining Dressing ingredients. Adjust sugar, lime juice and fish sauce to taste. Set aside.
• Alternative: Finely mince garlic, coriander and chilli. Use side of knife to smear into paste on cutting board, then shake in jar with remaining ingredients.
• Preheat a skillet over high heat until screaming hot and smoking.
• Drizzle the beef with 1/2 tbsp of oil on both sides, then sprinkle with a good pinch of salt and pepper. Cook the beef to your liking (Note 2).
• Cook times: for steak 2cm / 4/5" thick, 2 min on each side for medium rare (until internal temp is 52°C/125°F) OR 2 1/2 min each side for medium (internal temp 57°C/135°F).
• Remove the beef from the skillet onto a plate. Loosely tent with foil and set aside for 10 minutes to rest.
• Place lettuce in a bowl, drizzle with 1 tbsp Dressing and toss.
• Slice the beef thinly against the grain (Note 2) and place in a bowl with the remaining Salad ingredients. Dress with most remaining Dressing and toss gently.
• Pile dressed lettuce onto plate(s), pile over beef and other salad ingredients.
• Sprinkle with peanuts and garnish with extra cilantro/coriander and mint leaves if using, drizzle with remaining Dressing. Serve immediately!

THAI GRILLED BEEF SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat your grill or grill pan over medium-high to high heat.
• Rub the steaks with the oil and season with salt and pepper.
• Grill the steaks, turning once, until an instant-read thermometer (stuck into the thickest part of the steak) reads 125 degrees F. - about 12 minutes. *This will depend on your grill/grill pan heating.
• Let the steaks rest for 10 minutes before slicing.
• Meanwhile, heat the water with the sugar in a small skillet, stirring until the sugar is dissolved. Transfer to a large bowl.
• Add the garlic, fish sauce, lime juice and sambal oelek and let it cool.
• Add the cucumber, onion, bean sprouts, mint and sliced steak and toss well.
• Sprinkle with the peanuts and serve right away, with the lime wedges.

GRILLED THAI BEEF SALAD

Steps:

• Rinse and pat the meat dry. Place in a sealable plastic bag or small glass dish. In a medium bowl combine 1 tablespoon of the lime juice, soy sauce, canola oil, brown sugar, garlic, ginger and red curry paste. Pour half the mixture into the bag with the meat. Add the remaining 2 tablespoons lime juice to the bag. Seal tightly, and marinate meat in refrigerator at least 4 hours or overnight, turning occasionally. Reserve the rest of the mixture refrigerated, to dress the salad.
• Spray grill or grill pan with cooking spray and preheat. Grill steak until medium-rare, about 5 minutes per side, depending on desired doneness. Let rest until room temperature then slice thinly against the grain.
• Combine lettuce, sliced shallot, cilantro, basil and beef in a salad bowl, reserving a few shallots for garnish. Add the reserved dressing and toss to coat. Divide salad among 4 plates and garnish with reserved sliced shallots.

ASIAN GRILLED BEEF SALAD

Steps:

• Combine all marinade/dressing ingredients in a jar and shake well.
• An hour before grilling, remove steak from the refrigerator, dry with paper towels, and bring to room temperature, uncovered.
• If you are using flank steak, make diagonal cuts accross both sides of the meat to help tenderize it.
• Grill steak to desired doneness.
• Let rest 10 minutes.
• Slice the steak thinly across the grain of the meat.
• Put slices in a bowl and pour half of the dressing/marinade over them.
• Toss salad greens with a small amount of marinade/dressing, just enough to coat them.
• Put greens on a large platter or on 6 individual plates.
• Arrange vegetables in a decorative manner on greens.
• Place beef slices in the center of the salad.
• To take this camping or on a picnic, bag all ingredients separately, and combine at the site.
• It's best to put the steak slices in the marinade/dressing while they are still warm, but don't leave them in for more than 20 minutes.
• Pass extra marinade/dressing on the side.
• Cooking time includes time for meat to come to room temperature.

ASIAN-STYLE GRILLED BEEF SALAD

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine vegetable oil, lime juice, fish sauce, and chile.
• Remove beef and vegetables from kebabs. Halve beef pieces and mushrooms and add beef and vegetables to a large bowl with lettuce, mint leaves, and scallions. Add dressing and toss to coat. Top with peanuts and serve.

ASIAN BEEF SALAD

Steps:

• Marinate the flank steak overnight in your choice of teriyaki or asian marinades.
• Broil flank steak and slice thinly.
• Arrange spinach on plates, then top with carrots, bean sprouts and steak.
• Drizzle dressing and sprinkle cashews on top. Enjoy!