{"id":9797,"date":"2012-01-04T05:00:16","date_gmt":"2012-01-04T12:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rosemaryandthegoat.com\/?p=9797"},"modified":"2019-10-19T09:37:41","modified_gmt":"2019-10-19T16:37:41","slug":"thai-steak-salad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rosemaryandthegoat.com\/?p=9797","title":{"rendered":"Thai Steak Salad"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m a copycat but it’s worth it for this recipe.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season. Christmas came and went so fast and the New Year is here, and everyone is wanting to cut calories and food intake.<\/p>\n

What are your New Year’s resolutions? Well when it comes to food I would like to do one vegetarian meal a week, fish at least 2 times a week (baked or pan fried), a main dish salad at least once a week, and then try and fill in the other days with healthier meals made with chicken and some pork. I think having salad is a perfect start to the new year.<\/p>\n

What is it about a salad that is so refreshing even if it is loaded with tons of ingredients? I don’t know but I think most people feel like they are watching their calories when eating salad and that’s not always true.<\/p>\n

A couple of years ago I gave up buying all those creamy prepared salad dressings and now whip up any type of vinaigrette at a moments notice. As long as you have olive oil, vinegar (some balsamic also), some Dijon mustard or other types of mustard and seasoning, you can whip up a dressing almost as quick as you can grab for that high fat store bought dressing that might still be in your refrigerator.<\/p>\n

I don’t really think about the calories when I’m making a salad at home. I’m just thinking I can make one thing and not doing a protein, sides, etc., etc. Even though this salad has a long list of ingredients, you can prep everything early in the day and then just throw it together for your evening meal. For a salad with few ingredients and big taste, I posted the Bitter Green Salad with Yuzu dressing <\/a>from our Hawaiian feast a few weeks ago.<\/p>\n

My sister has always loved Houston’s Restaurant Evil Jungle Thai Salad. I have yet to taste it but I take her word that it is a delicious salad and she says it’s her most favorite restaurant salad.<\/p>\n

So I started googling their recipe and came up with several copycat recipes. I’m sticking with the dressing recipe but added more garlic (or course) and for the salad, I omitted the noodles just because I didn’t think I would like noodles in a salad. I also added oranges instead of mango (I eat enough mango as it is), added the fresh ginger, jalapenos, the avocado and the savoy cabbage along with a mixture of lettuce. I browned my sesame seeds (not in their recipe) and the peanuts in a dry skillet which really adds a nice toasty taste to the salad. I think I changed enough ingredients in this salad to call it my own but I would have to say the Evil Thai Steak Salad from Houston’s Restaurant was definitely my inspiration.<\/p>\n

While visiting in Chicago before Christmas, we made this one night at our son and daughter-in-law’s house, and we all enjoyed it along with some fresh crusty French bread and some Cambozola cheese.<\/p>\n

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(Can totally be carb friendly. There is only one carrot for the two salads and you can limit the amount of avocado you put on top for garnish.)<\/p>\n

So without further adieu (hey, my first French word! Need to pick up a few more before going to France in March)…..<\/p>\n

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All ingredients ready to go. I used Mandarin oranges and some fresh oranges also.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Ready for the dressing.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Almost forgot the toasted sesame seeds and peanuts.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>A little petite petite syrah and bread to go with the salad.<\/p>\n

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Thai Steak Salad<\/div>\t
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  1. Dressing: (for two salads)<\/li>\t\t\t\t
  2. 3 Tbsp. lime juice<\/li>\t\t\t\t
  3. 1 Tbsp. fish sauce<\/li>\t\t\t\t
  4. 1 Tbsp. water<\/li>\t\t\t\t
  5. 1 clove garlic, minced<\/li>\t\t\t\t
  6. 1 1\/2 tsp. Sriracha sauce (or chile paste)<\/li>\t\t\t\t
  7. 1 Tbsp. brown sugar<\/li>\t\t\t\t
  8. 1\/2 tsp. sesame oil<\/li>\t\t\t\t
  9. 2 Tbsp. canola or grape-seed oil<\/li>\t\t\t<\/ol>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t
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    1. 1\/2 lbs. rib-eye steak (enough for two)<\/li>\t\t\t\t
    2. 1\/2 avocado, sliced for garnish<\/li>\t\t\t\t
    3. 1 1\/2 c. savoy cabbage, sliced very thin<\/li>\t\t\t\t
    4. mixed lettuce (curly or red leaf, spinach, mescaline<\/li>\t\t\t\t
    5. 1 small julienned carrot<\/li>\t\t\t\t
    6. 1 Tbsp. grated fresh ginger<\/li>\t\t\t\t
    7. 1 Tbsp. toasted sesame seeds<\/li>\t\t\t\t
    8. 1\/3 c. seeded, diced cucumber<\/li>\t\t\t\t
    9. 1-2 oranges, peeled and sectioned or filleted<\/li>\t\t\t\t
    10. 1\/3 c. diced tomato<\/li>\t\t\t\t
    11. 1\/3 c. thinly sliced red onion<\/li>\t\t\t\t
    12. 2 Tbsp. toasted chopped peanuts<\/li>\t\t\t\t
    13. 1 thinly sliced seed jalapeno pepper<\/li>\t\t\t\t
    14. 1\/2 c. combination of cilantro, mint and Thai basil<\/li>\t\t\t<\/ol>\n\t\t<\/div>\t\t
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      1. To prepare the dressing, whisk all ingredients together and set aside. To make the salad, season the rib-eye with salt and pepper and sear in a hot skillet for 2-3 minutes per side or pop on the gas grill for the desired doneness. Let the meat rest for a few minutes before slicing thin on the diagonal.<\/li>\t\t\t\t
      2. Toast the peanuts and sesame seeds in a dry skillet or herb basket (or sieve) until nice and brown, set aside.<\/li>\t\t\t\t
      3. Mix all the remaining salad ingredients except for the peanuts and sesame seeds in a large bowl. Drizzle the dressing until well coated. Divide the salad between two plates, top with sliced beef, sprinkle with peanuts and pass more dressing.<\/li>\t\t\t\t
      4. *Note: I would make extra dressing to pass in case someone wants more. I\u2019m doing the salad for 6 of us and will probably 4-5 times the dressing recipe.<\/li>\t\t\t<\/ol>\n\t\t<\/div>
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