Thai Beef Salad

Submitted by Gilcat2

"Thai Beef Salad"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 30mins
• Ingredients: 14
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 romaine lettuce, small head
• 1 red leaf lettuce, small head
• 1 Belgian endive
• 3⁄4 cup oil, divided
• 1⁄4 cup fresh lime juice, divided
• 3 tablespoons soy sauce, divided
• 1 lb beef, strips
• 1 fresh gingerroot, grated (1-inch piece)
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 3 jalapenos, minced
• 1⁄4 cup cilantro, chopped
• 3 tomatoes, wedged
• 2 green onions, chopped

directions

1. Tear romaine lettuce, red leaf lettuce, and Belgian endive into bite-size pieces.
2. In small bowl, combine 2 tablespoons oil, 2 tablespoons lime juice, and 2 tablespoons soy sauce.
3. Add beef strips; stir; marinate at least 1 hour at room temperature.
4. In food processor, combine 1/2 cup oil, 2 tablespoons lime juice, 1 tablespoon soy sauce, ginger, brown sugar, garlic and jalapenos; puree.
5. Reserve marinade.
6. Stir-fry beef in 2 tablespoons oil until just browned.
7. Mix reserved marinade with dressing.
8. Top greens with beef.
9. Pour dressing into a wok; stir to heat; mix in beef juices.
10. Pour hot dressing over salad.
11. Add cilantro, tomatoes, and green onions; toss.

Reviews

[AWinPA]

I made a few changes: used only romaine lettuce, added very thinly sliced red & yellow bell pepper (used 1/2 of each--they were very large peppers) and some matchstick carrots. The color and taste of these veggies is worth it. I also added just under 1/4 cup chopped fresh mint. I used only one tomato. I was remembering another recipe I used to have for this dish, which had the above items. I always loved it, but my husband did not. After making this version with the changes above, we found one that we both like. Thanks for sharing; it's a keeper!

 

[mianbao]

I'm glad I found this delightful salad. I had to substitute regular lettuce for romaine, and also did not have any endive. Other than that, I followed the recipe. When I got to the dressing heating stage, I divided it into two portions so I could make one without jalapenos for my husband, and one with, for me. We were both happy with the meal. Thank you for posting the recipe.

 

[Divinemom5]

This is a really good salad.My ex-mother -in-law that was from Thailand used to make this.She used a different pepper then jalapenos,but this was pretty close to what she used to make.