Beef Salad with Mint

Name: Beef Salad with Mint
Prep time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: Makes 4 servings
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon nam pla or soy sauce; ⅛ teaspoon cayenne, or to taste; ½ teaspoon sugar; ¼ cup minced red onion; 1 medium cucumber, peeled if necessary, cut in half lengthwise, seeded, and diced; Juice of 2 limes; 1 tablespoon nam pla or soy sauce; 4 cups torn Boston or romaine lettuce, mesclun, or any mixture of salad greens; 4 cups torn Boston or romaine lettuce, mesclun, or any mixture of salad greens; 4 cups torn Boston or romaine lettuce, mesclun, or any mixture of salad greens; 1 cup torn fresh mint leaves; ½ pound beef tenderloin or boneless sirloin; ½ pound beef tenderloin or boneless sirloin; 4 cups torn Boston or romaine lettuce, mesclun, or any mixture of salad greens

Preparation info

Makes
4
servings

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
25 min

Appears in

The Best Recipes in the World

By Mark Bittman

Published 2005

About

A simple, bright, and light salad with tons of flavor. One of the best possible lunch dishes. for information on fish sauces like nam pla.

Ingredients

½ pound beef tenderloin or boneless sirloin
4 cups torn Boston or romaine lettuce, mesclun,

Asia
Thailand
Dinner
Main course
South East Asia
Spring

Method

Start a charcoal or wood fire or preheat a gas grill or broiler; the rack should be about 4 inches from the heat source. Grill or broil the beef until medium-rare, 5 to 10 minutes; set it aside to cool.
Toss the lettuce with the mint, onion, and cucumber. Combine the remaining ingredients with 1 tablespoon water—the mixture will be thin—and toss the greens with