A super flavorful Asian-inspired steak salad – jazzed up with fresh cilantro, roasted peanuts, tossed in a fresh-lime & fish sauce asian dressing. Muah!
Asian Steak Salad
Every once in a while I get a hankering for a good steak, but don’t necessarily want to pile on the calories with potatoes and typical sides. This does the trick! Perfectly seared medium-rare steak gets a kick with a yummy asian-inspired dressing, fresh lime and cilantro!
Ingredients
- 8 oz cut of lean steak (such as sirloin tip or top round)
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tsp olive oil
Dressing
- 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 3 tbsp fresh lime juice (about 3 limes)
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 1 tbsp fish sauce
- 1 tbsp brown sugar
- ½ tsp red pepper flakes (these are spicy, so adjust accordingly)
Salad
- 1 english cucumber, cut into bite-sized quarters
- 1 red bell pepper, cut into 1/4-inch strips
- 1 shallot, thinly sliced
- ¼ cup roasted peanuts
- Fresh cilantro
Instructions
Steak
- Season both sides of the steak with a little olive oil, salt & pepper.
- Heat a 1 TB of olive oil in a medium skillet over high heat, cooking until steak reaches desired doneness.
- Transfer steak to a cutting board and let it rest while preparing the rest of the dish.
- Slice into thin slices.
Dressing
- In a large bowl, whisk together the lime juice, fish sauce, dried chili, brown sugar and garlic until incorporated.
- Taste & add more fish sauce if you like.
Salad
- To the dressing mixture, add all of the salad ingredients – cucumber, red bell pepper, shallots, cilantro and steak tossing to combine.
Assemble
- Divide equally between 2 plates, sprinkle roasted peanuts. Enjoy!
Notes
This tastes even better the next day!
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