Cooking Light Vietamese Salad Recipe

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 4
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 260.6
  • Total Fat: 4.6 g
  • Cholesterol: 97.5 mg
  • Sodium: 717.8 mg
  • Total Carbs: 13.4 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 3.9 g
  • Protein: 41.6 g

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Introduction

Modified from Cooking Light - Used 1.5# pork loin Modified from Cooking Light - Used 1.5# pork loin
Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

    1 (1.5-pound) pork tenderloin, trimmed
    1 teaspoon canola oil Cooking spray
    3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
    1 1/2 tablespoons fish sauce
    1 1/2 tablespoons lower-sodium soy sauce
    1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
    1 1/2 teaspoons grated peeled fresh ginger
    1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper
    1 serrano chile, thinly sliced
    3/4 cup small fresh mint leaves
    1/2 cup thinly sliced red onion
    3 thinly diagonally sliced green onions
    1 halved, seeded, and thinly sliced cucumber
    8 cups sliced romaine lettuce
    1/2 cup cilantro leaves

Directions

Preparation
1. Preheat grill to medium-high heat.
2. Brush pork with oil. Place pork on a grill rack coated with cooking spray; grill 6 minutes on each side or until a thermometer inserted into thickest portion of pork registers 145°. Remove from grill; let pork stand 5 minutes. Slice pork crosswise in half; slice each half, lengthwise, into thin strips. Cool. Combine juice and next 6 ingredients (through serrano) in a large bowl. Add pork to juice mixture; toss to coat. Add mint and next 3 ingredients (through cucumber) to bowl; toss. Arrange 2 cups lettuce on each of 4 plates; top each serving with about 2/3 cup pork mixture. Sprinkle with cilantro.
Joanne Weir, Cooking Light
SEPTEMBER 2011



Serving Size: Serves 4 (serving size: 1 salad)

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MASCARAK.