Thai Style Steak Salad
Thai Style Steak Salad
Ingredients
For the Sauce
- 4 garlic, cloves, smashed and chopped
- 2 Thai chilies, to 3, red, chopped
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup fish sauce
- 1/2 lime, juiced
- 2 tablespoons toasted rice powder
- 1/4 cup cilantro, finely chopped
For the Salad
- 1 cucumber, smashed and sliced
- 1 tomato, sliced into wedges
- 1/2 red onion, thinly sliced
- 1/4 cup fresh mint leaves
- 1 pound cooked steak, sliced against the grain
Instructions
- 1
Prepare the sauce: Place the smashed and chopped garlic into a mortar. Add the chopped Thai chilies. Using a pestle, pound the garlic and chilies together until they form a coarse paste.
⏱️ 5 min - 2
Add the granulated sugar, fish sauce, and lime juice to the mortar. Stir and lightly pound the ingredients to combine them into a dressing. Add the toasted rice powder and mix well.
⏱️ 3 min - 3
Stir the finely chopped cilantro into the sauce until well mixed. Set aside.
⏱️ 2 min - 4
Prepare the salad ingredients: Place the cucumber on a cutting board and use the side of a large knife or cleaver to smash it. Slice the smashed cucumber into bite-sized pieces.
⏱️ 3 min - 5
Slice the tomato into wedges and thinly slice the red onion. Pick off the fresh mint leaves. Transfer the sliced cucumber, tomato, red onion, and mint leaves into a large mixing bowl.
⏱️ 5 min
- 6
Prepare the steak: Take the cooked steak and slice it against the grain into thin, bite-sized pieces.
⏱️ 4 min - 7
Assemble and mix the salad: Add the sliced steak to the mixing bowl containing the vegetables and mint. Pour the prepared sauce generously over all the ingredients in the bowl.
⏱️ 2 min
- 8
Using tongs or a large spoon, toss the salad thoroughly to ensure all ingredients are coated with the dressing.
⏱️ 1 min
- 9
Serve: Transfer the Thai style steak salad to a serving bowl. Optionally, spoon a little extra sauce over the top before serving.
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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Thai Style Steak Salad
For the Sauce
- 4 garlic, cloves, smashed and chopped
- 2 Thai chilies, to 3, red, chopped
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup fish sauce
- 1/2 lime, juiced
- 2 tablespoons toasted rice powder
- 1/4 cup cilantro, finely chopped
For the Salad
- 1 cucumber, smashed and sliced
- 1 tomato, sliced into wedges
- 1/2 red onion, thinly sliced
- 1/4 cup fresh mint leaves
- 1 pound cooked steak, sliced against the grain
Instructions
- 1
Prepare the sauce: Place the smashed and chopped garlic into a mortar. Add the chopped Thai chilies. Using a pestle, pound the garlic and chilies together until they form a coarse paste.
⏱️ 5 min - 2
Add the granulated sugar, fish sauce, and lime juice to the mortar. Stir and lightly pound the ingredients to combine them into a dressing. Add the toasted rice powder and mix well.
⏱️ 3 min - 3
Stir the finely chopped cilantro into the sauce until well mixed. Set aside.
⏱️ 2 min - 4
Prepare the salad ingredients: Place the cucumber on a cutting board and use the side of a large knife or cleaver to smash it. Slice the smashed cucumber into bite-sized pieces.
⏱️ 3 min - 5
Slice the tomato into wedges and thinly slice the red onion. Pick off the fresh mint leaves. Transfer the sliced cucumber, tomato, red onion, and mint leaves into a large mixing bowl.
⏱️ 5 min - 6
Prepare the steak: Take the cooked steak and slice it against the grain into thin, bite-sized pieces.
⏱️ 4 min - 7
Assemble and mix the salad: Add the sliced steak to the mixing bowl containing the vegetables and mint. Pour the prepared sauce generously over all the ingredients in the bowl.
⏱️ 2 min - 8
Using tongs or a large spoon, toss the salad thoroughly to ensure all ingredients are coated with the dressing.
⏱️ 1 min - 9
Serve: Transfer the Thai style steak salad to a serving bowl. Optionally, spoon a little extra sauce over the top before serving.