Thai Beef and Radish Salad

Southeast Asian salads are traditionally eaten out of hand, with lettuce leaves for wrappers. To make the job easier, chill the steak in the freezer for 10 minutes before slicing.

Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 2 filled lettuce leaves)

Ingredients

• 1  tablespoon  chile paste with garlic
• 2  teaspoons  minced peeled fresh ginger
• 1  garlic clove, minced
• 1  pound  (1/2-inch-thick) boneless sirloin steak, cut diagonally across grain into thin slices
• 1 1/2  tablespoons  fresh lime juice
• 1  tablespoon  fish sauce
• 2  teaspoons  sugar
• Cooking spray
• 2  cups  sliced radishes
• 1/4  cup  chopped fresh cilantro
• 2  tablespoons  chopped fresh mint
• 1  serrano chile, seeded and finely chopped
• 8  Bibb lettuce leaves

Preparation

Combine chile paste, ginger, and garlic in a large zip-top plastic bag; add steak, tossing to coat. Marinate in refrigerator 30 minutes, turning once.

Combine lime juice, fish sauce, and sugar, stirring with a whisk; set dressing aside.

Heat a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat. Remove steak from bag; discard marinade. Add steak to pan; cook 2 minutes or until desired degree of doneness, turning once. Cut steak into 1-inch pieces; place in a medium bowl. Add radishes, cilantro, mint, and serrano. Pour lime juice mixture over beef mixture, tossing to coat. Spoon about 1/3 cup salad into each lettuce leaf, and serve immediately.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

223 (41% from fat)

Fat:

10.2g (sat 3.9g,mono 4.2g,poly 0.4g)

Protein:

25.7g

Carbohydrate:

6.8g

Fiber:

1.4g

Cholesterol:

76mg

Iron:

3.1mg

Sodium:

471mg

Calcium:

35mg