Asian Grilled Beef Salad

Name: Asian Grilled Beef Salad
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 1 h 8 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: 2 to 4 Thai chiles or jalapeño peppers, seeded and minced; 2 to 4 Thai chiles or jalapeño peppers, seeded and minced; ⅓ cup soy sauce; 3 tablespoons sugar; 1 tablespoon peeled, minced fresh ginger; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 3 scallions, white part only, sliced; 3 scallions, white part only, sliced; 1 head Boston, Bibb, or red leaf lettuce, or a mixture of lettuces, broken into leaves, washed, and spun dry; 1 head Boston, Bibb, or red leaf lettuce, or a mixture of lettuces, broken into leaves, washed, and spun dry; 1 head Boston, Bibb, or red leaf lettuce, or a mixture of lettuces, broken into leaves, washed, and spun dry; 1 head Boston, Bibb, or red leaf lettuce, or a mixture of lettuces, broken into leaves, washed, and spun dry; 2 tablespoons Asian (dark) sesame oil; ⅓ cup lime juice; 1 head Boston, Bibb, or red leaf lettuce, or a mixture of lettuces, broken into leaves, washed, and spun dry; 1 ounce Asian rice noodles; 1 flank steak (about 1¼ pounds); 1 pint cherry tomatoes, halved; ⅓ cup fresh mint leaves; 1 cucumber, seeded (optional) and thinly sliced; 1 small sweet onion, thinly sliced and broken into rings; ¼ cup chopped dry-roasted peanuts; Small mint sprigs for garnish; ⅓ cup fresh cilantro leaves; ⅓ cup fresh basil leaves

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
1 hr 10

Appears in

How to Grill

By Steven Raichlen

Published 2001

About

Ingredients

For the Flank Steak and Marinade/Dressing

1 flank steak (about 1¼ pounds)
4 cloves garlic, minced

Americas
United States
Main course

Method

Score the flank steak on both sides as shown in Preparing the Meat, Step 1. Arrange in a nonreactive baking dish just large enough to hold it.
Place the garlic, ginger, scallion whites, chiles, and sugar in a large nonreactive mixing bowl and mash to a paste with the back of a spoon. Add the soy sauce, lime juice, sesame