Easy Thai beef salad
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SmartPoints® value per serving
Total Time
21 min
Prep
15 min
Cook
6 min
Serves
2
Difficulty
Easy
This Thai beef salad is packed with flavor and spice, and loads of crunchy vegetables, crisp greens, and fresh herbs. Fish sauce—made from anchovies, water, and salt—is found in Asian markets and in the ethnic section of most supermarkets. It is sometimes found labeled Nam Pla, the name for Thai fish sauce, or Nuoc Mam, the Vietnamese for fish sauce; the two are interchangeable. Thai bird chile peppers are small, pointed, extremely hot peppers that are red, orange, or green. If unavailable, substitute the more readily available serrano chile pepper, which has a bit less heat. This salad is best eaten soon after it is made as leftovers will be soggy over time.
Ingredients
Uncooked lean and trimmed beef filet mignon
6 oz, about 1-inch thick
Table salt
¼ tsp
Fresh lime juice
2 Tbsp
Fish sauce
1 Tbsp, Asian
Sugar
1 Tbsp
Ginger root
1 Tbsp, fresh, peeled and finely chopped
Garlic clove(s)
1 medium clove(s), minced
Canned green chile peppers
⅛ cup(s), or 1 Thai bird chile pepper, seeded and minced (wear gloves to prevent irritation)
Romaine lettuce
5 cup(s), shredded, shredded
English cucumber(s)
¼ medium, 5-inch-long piece, halved lengthwise and sliced crosswise
Fresh radish(es)
⅓ cup(s), sliced, sliced
Cilantro
⅓ cup(s), fresh leaves
Mint leaves
⅓ cup(s), fresh leaves