Best Spicy Thai Beef Salad Recipes

SPICY THAI BEEF SALAD WITH LEMONGRASS-MINT VINAIGRETTE AND NUTS

Steps:

• ---To make the marinade---.
• In a shallow dish, combine all the marinade ingredients.
• Add the steak strips and let sit at room temperature for 5 minutes.
• In a large sauté pan or skillet over high heat, heat the sesame oil and sauté the steak for 5 minutes per side for medium rare.
• Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Using slotted spoon, transfer the steak to a plate and let rest for 10 minutes.
• ---To make the vinaigrette---.
• In the same pan over high heat, heat the olive oil and sauté the lemongrass, shallot, ginger, garlic, and lime leaves for about 10 seconds, or until lightly browned.
• Stir in the remaining ingredients.
• Set aside.
• ---To make the stir-fry---.
• In a large sauté pan or skillet over high heat, heat the olive oil and sauté all of the ingredients except the noodles for 1 minute, tossing frequently.
• Add the noodles and cook 1 minute.
• Set aside.
• ---To serve---.
• Slice the steak into 1-inch to 2-inch strips.
• Divide the salad greens among 4 salad plates.
• Divide the stir-fry sprout mixture over the greens, and then top with beef strips.
• Drizzle vinaigrette around the salads and garnish with macadamia nuts.

TIGER CRIES SALAD (A SPICY THAI BEEF SALAD)

Steps:

• prepare a batch of thai sticky rice (aka thai sweet rice) to serve with this salad.
• note: if you're in a hurry or on a budget, you can leave out the scallions, cuke, tomatoes,& lemon and this salad will retain it's signature flavor.
• Marinade: Mix ingredients in a ziploc and let meat marinade from 2-24 hours in liquid.
• Char grill or broil meat to med rare, about 3-4 minutes per side.
• Let rest at least 10 minutes then slice VERY thin (1/4" or less) against the grain.
• *Usevery good quality meat for this dish, you want it to be fork-tender and melt-in-your-mouth!
• Dressing: Mix all dressing ingredients together 1+ hours before serving salad.
• (Be sure to taste and make any necessary adjustments…dressing should be SPICY, Sour, Salty and a just a wee bit Sweet in that order) You may want to make extra dressing to spoon over the sticky rice.
• Salad: Pour half of dressing over the red onions, lemon and cuke in a LARGE salad bowl and let them absorb the flavor, 15+ minutes.
• Add lettuce, tomatoes, scallions and MINT along with the rest of the dressing.
• Toss the salad until all ingredients are very well coated and mixed.
• Dish Salad onto plates and top with slices of cooked beef, make sure plenty of dressing is included in each serving.
• Add a serving of sticky rice to each plate.
• Serving Suggestion: Very pretty to serve this salad on a bed of Purple Cabbage Leaves.
• Perfect Sticky Rice: Soak 1-2 pounds of Thai Sweet Rice in lukewarm water in a large bowl for 3 hours- drain& reserve water to use in steaming.
• Line bottom of bamboo steamer (the stackable sort used for veggies and such) with parchment paper (or cheesecloth sprayed with Pam).
• Fill steamer with soaked rice and cover.
• Pour rice soaking water into wok or dutch oven, add some fresh water until approx 3" depth.
• Place steamer over water in pan, bring water to boil then reduce to strong simmer-- don't let water cook away.
• Steam rice for approx 25 minutes, let sit an additional 5 minutes with lid on.
• To Make Toasted Rice Powder: Toast raw sweet rice in a saute pan on top of stove just as you would sesame seeds-- until very light golden brown.
• Use a coffee grinder, blender or food processor to grind to a fine consistency- I like mine fine as white sugar but any testure from cous cous, cornmeal, flour, etc is just fine.
• Adds an interesting, nutty and essential flavor to the dressing.

SPICY THAI BEEF SALAD

Steps:

• Slice the steak into 1 inch pieces about 1/4 inch thick.
• Broil steak on each side 3-4 minutes (depending on how well you like your steak done).
• Heat olive oil over medium heat in a frying pan.
• Add onions, chillies and mushrooms to frying pan and cook about 5 minutes.
• Remove from heat and add beef, stirring to cover beef with mushroom mixture.
• Stir together scallions, garlic, lime juice, fish and oyster sauce, brown sugar, chili saucecilantro and sesame seeds.
• Add this mixture to the beef and mushrooms.
• Toss the lettuce and cucumbers together, place on plates then spoon warm steak mixture over the lettuce and serve.

SPICY THAI SESAME BEEF SALAD

Steps:

• Combine marinade ingredients and marinate beef at room temperature for 30-60 min. Combine dressing ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth (or use an immersion blender) Heat skillet Add 1 tbsp sesame oil Sear/brown beef in batches, leaving enough space between pieces to allow liquid to evaporate. Prepare salad: Plate salad ingredients (artfully ;-)) Drizzle lightly with dressing Top with beef Drizzle beef with dressing Sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds.

SPICY THAI GRILLED BEEF SALAD / YAM NUA YANG

Steps:

• 1. Lightly score the flank steak in a crosshatch pattern, making the cuts 1/4 inch deep. Place the meat in a glass baking dish. Combine the soy sauce, fish sauce, sugar, garlic, and ginger in a mixing bowl and whisk until the sugar dissolves. Pour this mixture over the steak and let marinate, covered, in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours or as long as 8, turning several times.2. Preheat the grill to high.3. Prepare the dressing. Grind the garlic, chiles, and sugar to a paste in a mortar with a pestle. Work in the fish sauce and lemon juice. Alternatively, the dressing ingredients can be puréed in a blender.4. Prepare the salad. Line a platter with the lettuce leaves and arrange the cucumber slices, onion, cherry tomatoes, and mint leaves (if using) on top.5. When ready to cook, drain the steak. Oil the grill grate, then place the steak on the hot grate and grill until cooked to taste (4 to 6 minutes per side for medium-rare), using tongs to turn. Transfer the steak to a cutting board and let cool slightly or completely. The salad can be served warm or at room temperature. Thinly slice the steak across the grain on the diagonal. Spoon the dressing over the salad and arrange the beef slices on top. Sprinkle with the cilantro and roasted peanuts and serve.Serves 4

WEIGHT WATCHERS SPICY THAI BEEF SALAD WITH HERBS 4 POINTS PER SE

Steps:

• in a small bowl whisk the ingredients together for the dressing together and set aside.
• place the mangetout in a heatproof bowl and pour boiling wtaer over, drainw ell after 5 minutes. arrange mangetout salad leaves, red onion and most o the herbs on a serving platter, set aside.
• menawhile season the steak with grounds salt and black pepper heat nonstick pan with low fat cooking spray and fry the steak for a minute or two each side until done to your liking place on a warm plate to rest for 2 minutes.
• cook the jasmine rice according to packet instructions.
• slice steak into thin strips arrange on top of salad the pour the dressingover and garnish with remaining herbs, serve with rice.

SPICY THAI BEEF SALAD

Steps:

• Preheat grill or broiler. Prepare dressing: Combine all dressing ingredients in a jar or bowl; mix well. Set aside. Salt and pepper both sides of steak. Place steak on a grill rack or broiler pan coated with vegetable oil spray. Cook 6 minutes on each side or until desired degree of doneness. Let stand 5 minutes. Cut steak diagonally across the grain into thin slices. Cut each slice into 2-inch pieces. Prepare salad mixture (lettuce, cucumber, tomatoes green onion and mint leaves). Combine salad mixture, steak and dressing in a large bowl, tossing to coat. Note: Look for fish sauce in the Asian section of the supermarket.