Flank Steak Salad with Thai Dressing

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  • Prep Time

    20 mins

  • Cook Time

    20 mins

  • Servings

    4 people

  • Calories

    493 kcal

  • Course

    Main Course

  • Cuisine

    Thai

Flank Steak Salad with Thai Dressing

This flank steak salad will be on your table in 30 minutes. Bright and vibrant with fresh herbs and a Thai style dressing that can be made ahead. The dressing also doubles as the marinade for the steak.

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Ingredients

Servings

Flank Steak

  • 1 lb flank steak

Thai Salad Dressing And Steak Marinade

  • 1 teaspoon Ginger (or Galangal if you can find it), grated Galangal has a milder ginger flavour and is a traditional ingredient in Thai foods.
  • 1 teaspoon garlic, minced
  • 2 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 2 tablespoon Sweet chili sauce For the Sweet and Spicy
  • 3 tablespoon Lime Juice and ¼ teaspoon zest from the lime For the Sour, grate the zest before juicing the lime for greater ease
  • 1 tablespoon fish sauce For the Salty
  • 1-2 *Optional* Birds Eye Chilis chopped finely (or Sriracha Sauce to taste) Birds Eye Chilis are a traditional Thai source of spice. If you want to kick up the heat to a more authentic level, add in one or two of these!

Thai Salad Vegetables

  • 6 c mixed greens Butter lettuce, kale, spinach, mustard greens and other reasonably sturdy greens work well.
  • 1 c cucumber, thinly sliced
  • 1 c Carrot, ribbons or thin slices
  • 1 c purple cabbage, shredded
  • ½ c Each, Basil, Cilantro and Mint, roughly chopped
  • 1 *Optional* Avocado, thinly sliced or cubed
  • 1 *Optional* Mango, thinly sliced or cubed
  • ½ c peanuts, crushed
  • lime wedges to serve
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Instructions

Dressing And Marinade

  1. Mix together all dressing ingredients.

Flank Steak

  1. Pour 3 tablespoon of dressing in a bag or bowl, poke flank steak with a fork all over and place in marinade. Massage flank steak in dressing and leave to marinate while you chop the salad ingredients. If making ahead, you can marinate this steak up to 12 hours.
  2. Preheat your grill to high, lightly oil grates with a BBQ basting brush and put steak on. Cook approximately 3-4 minutes each side but every grill (and thickness of flank steak) is different so pay attention to your steak, letting it sear on both sides and aim for a doneness of no more than medium to keep it from getting dry.
  3. Remove steak from grill, cover and let rest 10-20 minutes. Once rested, slice thinly on an angle across the grain. (Flank steak has a very defined grain compared to many other meats so you should be able to see which way the grain or "stringiness" is running. You want to cut the opposite way to make the steak pieces tender.)

Salad Assembly

  1. Toss all vegetables and herbs in a large bowl gently. Drizzle with half of the dressing and toss gently.
  2. Heap salad into bowls topping with slices of steak. Drizzle with remaining dressing and serve with lime wedges and hot sauce.

Notes

  • -When marinating flank steak, place it on a cutting board and poke it all over with a fork before placing in bowl or bag with marinade. This will help the flavor soak in and really do it's work-Once your steak is finished cooking, cover it with foil and let it rest 10-20 minutes.-To slice your steak, identify which way the grain (or strings) are running. It is very important to cut across them. 

Nutrition Information

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Calories 493kcal (25%) Carbohydrates 29g (10%) Protein 33g (66%) Fat 29g (45%) Saturated Fat 6g (30%) Polyunsaturated Fat 8g Monounsaturated Fat 13g Trans Fat 1g Cholesterol 68mg (23%) Sodium 552mg (23%) Potassium 1234mg (35%) Fiber 8g (32%) Sugar 15g (30%) Vitamin A 7205IU (144%) Vitamin C 74mg (82%) Calcium 100mg (10%) Iron 4mg (22%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4people

Amount Per Serving

Calories 493 kcal

% Daily Value*

Calories 493kcal 25%
Carbohydrates 29g 10%
Protein 33g 66%
Fat 29g 45%
Saturated Fat 6g 30%
Polyunsaturated Fat 8g 47%
Monounsaturated Fat 13g 65%
Trans Fat 1g 50%
Cholesterol 68mg 23%
Sodium 552mg 23%
Potassium 1234mg 26%
Fiber 8g 32%
Sugar 15g 30%
Vitamin A 7205IU 144%
Vitamin C 74mg 82%
Calcium 100mg 10%
Iron 4mg 22%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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