VIETNAMESE-STYLE BEEF SALAD

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Categories     Salad     Beef     No-Cook     Quick & Easy     Lime     Pineapple     Mint     Cucumber     Summer     Shallot     Gourmet

Yield Makes 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 10

1/2 seedless cucumber
5 tablespoons fresh lime juice
3 tablespoons water
3 tablespoons Asian fish sauce
3 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon dried hot red-pepper flakes
1 medium shallot, thinly sliced
1 pound fresh pineapple chunks (about 4 cups)
3/4 pound deli sliced roast beef
12 long sprigs fresh mint

Steps:

  • Halve cucumber lengthwise, then slice diagonally 1/4 inch thick.
  • Stir together lime juice, water, fish sauce, sugar, red-pepper flakes, and shallot in a small bowl until sugar is dissolved.
  • Arrange pineapple and cucumber on a platter and drizzle with some of dressing. Drape roast beef slices on top and arrange mint alongside. Serve with remaining dressing on the side.

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