Homesteading In The Pacific Northwest

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Seasonal Cooking ... Thai Beef Salad

You are going to be seeing a lot more recipes appearing on my blog now that my garden is getting into production mode ... I hope you don't mind : )

I have a lot of lettuce ready to harvest ...


... and I have beef left over from last night's dinner; so it's "Thai Beef Salad" for lunch ...


The Ingredients

For the dressing :
1 tsp grated lime peel
4-5 Thai chili peppers, finely minced (I used the pickled ones I grew last summer)
Juice of 2 limes (about 1/4 cup)
1 tbsp Thai fish sauce
1 tbsp sugar
2 tbsp canola oil
1 tbsp toasted sesame oil

Mix the lime juice, fish sauce and sugar in a small bowl and stir until the sugar dissolves.  Whisk in the canola and sesame oils to form a vinaigrette and stir in the minced chilies and lime peel.

For the salad :
Lettuce for 2 servings of salad (leaf or romaine)
4 radishes, thinly sliced
1/2 small sweet onion, thinly sliced
1/2 cucumber, peeled and sliced
5 or 6 Thai basil leaves, shredded
8 ounces thinly sliced beef

Place the lettuce on a plate and top with the onions, radishes, cucumber and shredded basil.  Arrange the beef on top of the salad and add dressing or serve it on the side ...



Enjoy!

2 comments:

  1. Keep those recipes coming...I love hearing of new ways to use up produce from the garden. Thanks!

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