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Thai Style Beef Salad

August 1, 2014 By Tekesha 2 Comments

Thai Style Beef Salad

Let us pretend that I’m not completely running out of ideas for these intro photo badges. I mean, you HAVE to try this recipe. It’s postively . . . celestial. Okay, moving right along.

Prior to a couple of years ago, most of my exposure to Thai food was limited to curries and noodle dishes. One day we were dead tired after work and looking for something to order outside of the typical Chinese or pizza. We found a Thai place that delivered and ordered a few meaty sounding salads, including a version of this called yum nua.

Thai Style Beef Salad

Since that time, I’ve seen this made several different ways, with all kinds of ingredients. I’ve experimented with making it with heavier dressings and different cuts of steak, but this version is our favorite and super easy to make. It’s adapted from a recipe in Cook’s Illustrated Best 30 Minute Recipes to fit our tastes.

Gather up:

  • 2 ribeye steaks
  • 1/4 red onion, sliced thin
  • 1 cubanelle pepper, de-seeded and sliced into thin rings
  • 1/2 cup of grape tomatoes, cut in half
  • 1 cucumber, peeled and sliced thin
  • 2 tbsp fresh cilantro, minced
  • 1 tbsp fresh basil, minced
  • 4 tsp brown sugar
  • 1/3 cup of fish sauce
  • Juice of 1 lime
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • Salt and Pepper
  • 2 romaine hearts, torn into large chunks (for serving, optional)

Slice your onion, cubanelle pepper, tomatoes, cucumber, cilantro, and basil.

Thai Style Beef Salad

Heat a grill pan on medium high heat and spray with a light coating of nonstick spray.

Season your steaks with a little salt and pepper on each side.

Thai Style Beef Salad

Cook your steaks for 5 minutes on the first side, then flip them over and cook for 3-6 minutes on the second side, depending on your desired level of doneness. (The less time on the second side, the more rare the steaks will be.)

Thai Style Beef Salad

Remove steaks from pan and let rest on a plate for 10 minutes.

In a small bowl, mix lime juice…

Thai Style Beef Salad

fish sauce…

Thai Style Beef Salad

and brown sugar.

Thai Style Beef Salad

Divide this lime juice mixture between two bowls.

Thinly slice your steak and add it to one of the bowls with the lime mixture.

Thai Style Beef Salad

Toss your sliced veggies and herbs into the other bowl with the lime mixture.

Thai Style Beef Salad

Add 1 tablespoon of olive oil to the bowl with the veggies and herbs.

Thai Style Beef Salad

Use your hands to vigorously mix the ingredients together so the flavors start to meld.

Thai Style Beef Salad

Let both components marinate in their respective lime mixtures for at least 10 minutes.

Remove steak from lime mixture and discard the marinade.

Remove veggies from lime mixture and discard the marinade.

You can serve this as is, with steak on the bottom and seasoned veggies on top.

Thai Style Beef Salad

Or you can serve both on top of torn romaine lettuce. There’s no need to add any dressing because the meat and the vegetables will have sucked up and still be coated with the delicious marinade.

Thai Style Beef Salad

Either way, it’s delicious!

Thai Style Beef Salad

Thai Style Beef Salad
 
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Prep time
5 mins
Cook time
20 mins
Total time
25 mins
 
Thai-inspired steak salad with fresh cucumbers, tomatoes, herbs, and peppers steeped in a light and crisp marinade.
Author: Tekesha @ EatMoreFoodProject
Serves: 4
Ingredients
  • 2 ribeye steaks
  • ¼ red onion, sliced thin
  • 1 cubanelle pepper, de-seeded and sliced into thin rings
  • ½ cup of grape tomatoes, cut in half
  • 1 cucumber, peeled and sliced thin
  • 2 tbsp fresh cilantro, minced
  • 1 tbsp fresh basil, minced
  • 4 tsp brown sugar
  • ⅓ cup of fish sauce
  • Juice of 1 lime
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • Salt and Pepper
  • 2 romaine hearts, torn into large chunks (for serving, optional)
Instructions
  1. Slice your onion, cubanelle pepper, tomatoes, cucumber, cilantro, and basil.
  2. Heat a grill pan on medium high heat and spray with a light coating of nonstick spray.
  3. Season your steaks with a little salt and pepper on each side.
  4. Cook your steaks for 5 minutes on the first side, then flip them over and cook for 3-6 minutes on the second side, depending on your desired level of doneness. (The less time on the second side, the more rare the steaks will be.)
  5. Remove steaks from pan and let rest on a plate for 10 minutes.
  6. In a small bowl, mix lime juice, fish sauce, and brown sugar.
  7. Divide this lime juice mixture between two bowls.
  8. Thinly slice your steak and add it to one of the bowls with the lime mixture.
  9. Toss your sliced veggies and herbs into the other bowl with the lime mixture.
  10. Add 1 tablespoon of olive oil to this bowl with the veggies and herbs.
  11. Use your hands to vigorously mix the ingredients together so the flavors start to meld.
  12. Let both components marinate in their respective lime mixtures for at least 10 minutes.
  13. Remove steak from lime mixture and discard the marinade.
  14. Remove veggies from lime mixture and discard the marinade.
  15. You can serve this as is, with steak on the bottom and seasoned veggies on top.
  16. Or you can serve both on top of torn romaine lettuce.
Notes
Nutrition information provided includes the lime marinade, even though it is not consumed in the final dish.
Nutrition Information
Calories: 213 Fat: 15 Carbohydrates: 9 Sugar: 6 Sodium: 2193 Protein: 13
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Comments

  1. Rachel says

    August 1, 2014 at 8:35 AM

    Oh, wow. This looks so amazing!! Last night I had cinnamon rolls for dinner. Please come cook all my meals!!! 🙂

    Reply
    • Tekesha says

      August 1, 2014 at 8:41 AM

      Ha ha! Thanks! I have been fooling around with this cache plugin and wasnt seeing the latest post and wondering if anyone could even SEE this salad on the site, so it makes me super happy to get your comment (and compliment)! I’m at work drinking a ridiculously cold cup of coffee because I’m too lazy to get up, so I am absolutely drooling over the idea of a warm cinnamon roll. Actually, I would always drool at the idea of a warm cinnamon roll no matter the circumstance, lol 🙂

      Reply

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