Thai Beef Salad with Coconut Rice

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  • Number of Servings: 6
Ingredients
3 Limes (juiced to make 1/2c juice)¼ cup chopped cilantro2 Tbsps brown sugar2 Tbsps Thai fish sauce2 Tbsps chile paste with garlic2 cloves garlic mincedCooking spray1 lb beef tenderloin cut into thin strips against the grain½ cup vertically sliced red onion4 plum tomatoes, each cut into 6 wedges6 cups torn romaine1 thinly sliced English cucumber2 Tbsps chopped fresh mint½ cup water1/4 tsp salt14 oz can coconut milk1 cup brown basmati rice
Directions
Makes six servings (2 cups salad, 2/3 cups rice, 2.5 oz of cooked beef)
Add water to medium pot bring to a boil, add coconut milk, rice, salt and reduce heat to simmer. Put on lid and cook until done about 30 minutes. Set aside
Coat nonstick pan with cooking spray. Set heat to medium-high. Cook onions 3-5 minutes. Add tomatoes and cook 2 more minutes.
In a salad bowl, combine cucumber, lettuce and mint.
While rice is cooking, combine lime juice thru garlic. Stir until the sugar dissolves. Save half of mixture for later. With remaining half of lime mixture combine steak in a large
baggie. Seal and marinate in fridge. Turn after five minutes. Remove steak and throw away marinade.
Grill steak 4-5 minutes until done.
Place salad on 6 plates. Put steak, tomatoes and onion on top of salad and coconut rice on side. Drizzle with reserve lime mixture.

Number of Servings: 6

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MOUNTROYALMOM.

Servings Per Recipe: 6
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 408.6
  • Total Fat: 20.1 g
  • Cholesterol: 51.4 mg
  • Sodium: 703.7 mg
  • Total Carbs: 37.9 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 2.7 g
  • Protein: 31.1 g

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