Beef Salad with Mint

9 ingredients
7 steps

Ingredients

  • 1/2 pound beef tenderloin or boneless sirloin
  • 4 cups torn Boston or romaine lettuce, mesclun, or any mixture of salad greens
  • 1 cup torn fresh mint leaves
  • 1/4 cup minced red onion
  • 1 medium cucumber, peeled if necessary, cut in half lengthwise, seeded (see page 169), and diced
  • Juice of 2 limes
  • 1 tablespoon nam pla or soy sauce
  • 1/8 teaspoon cayenne, or to taste
  • 1/2 teaspoon sugar

Directions

  1. 1
    Start a charcoal or wood fire or preheat a gas grill or broiler; the rack should be about 4 inches from the heat source.
  2. 2
    Grill or broil the beef until medium-rare, 5 to 10 minutes; set it aside to cool.
  3. 3
    Toss the lettuce with the mint, onion, and cucumber.
  4. 4
    Combine the remaining ingredients with 1 tablespoon waterthe mixture will be thinand toss the greens with this dressing.
  5. 5
    Transfer the greens to a platter, reserving the dressing.
  6. 6
    Thinly slice the beef, reserving its juice; combine the juice with the remaining dressing.
  7. 7
    Lay the slices of beef over the salad, drizzle the dressing over all, and serve.

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