4.8 from 12 votes
Easy Thai Beef Salad
Skip the take-out and make this Easy Thai Beef Salad that tastes just like it came from a restaurant. It's ready in just 15 minutes!
Prep Time
1 hr
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
1 hr 10 mins
Servings:
4
Servings
Calories:
257 kcal
Course:
Main Course, Salad
Cuisine:
Thai
Ingredients
Marinade:
- 1 pounds flank steak thinly sliced against the grain, beef
- 3 lime juiced
- 2 tablespoons fish sauce
- 3 cloves garlic crushed
- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes crushed
Dressing:
- 4 lime juiced (about 1/3 cup
- 3 tablespoons fish sauce
- 2 teaspoons soy sauce
- 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes crushed
Salad:
- 2 tomato halved and sliced
- 1 cucumber halved and sliced
- 2 cups cilantro roughly chopped, fresh leaves
- 1/2 red onion thinly sliced
- 1 romaine lettuce sliced, head
Instructions
- In a small mixing bowl, use your hands to toss together flank steak, lime juice, fish sauce, crushed garlic, and crushed red pepper. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate up to 1 hour.
- Make the dressing in a small mixing bowl by whisking together lime juice, fish sauce, soy sauce, sugar, and crushed red pepper flakes. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
- Once the beef has marinated, heat a heavy skillet or grill pan over high heat. Cook the beef, 1 to 2 minutes per side and then transfer to a bowl. Working in batches may make this easier and it cooks so quickly it shouldn't take more than 10 minutes to cook a whole pound of beef.
- Compile the salad on a bed of romaine lettuce topped with tomatoes, cucumbers, fresh cilantro, red onion, and the beef. I like to make mine in layers so that the toppings are dispersed throughout the salad. Pour the dressing generously over the salad before serving.
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Notes
- If you are in a hurry, you can skip marinating the beef. Marinating it for an hour just gives it a little more time to soak up the flavor.
Nutrition Information
Calories
257kcal
(13%)
Carbohydrates
26g
(9%)
Protein
27g
(54%)
Fat
6g
(9%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Cholesterol
68mg
(23%)
Sodium
2011mg
(84%)
Potassium
761mg
(16%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
13g
(26%)
Vitamin A
1410IU
(28%)
Vitamin C
40.7mg
(45%)
Calcium
95mg
(10%)
Iron
3.1mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4 Servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 257
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 257kcal | 13% |
| Carbohydrates | 26g | 9% |
| Protein | 27g | 54% |
| Fat | 6g | 9% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 68mg | 23% |
| Sodium | 2011mg | 84% |
| Potassium | 761mg | 16% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 13g | 26% |
| Vitamin A | 1410IU | 28% |
| Vitamin C | 40.7mg | 45% |
| Calcium | 95mg | 10% |
| Iron | 3.1mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.