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Green Mango and Grilled Beef Salad

Green Mango and Grilled Beef Salad

Course Chef Creation, Dinner, Lunch, Salad
Ingredients Beef
Language English
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Servings 4

Ingredients

Dressing

  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 2 tbsp water, hot
  • 1/2 tbsp sriracha sauce
  • 2 tbsp fish sauce
  • 2 tbsp lime juice

Beef

  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 stalks lemongrass, trimmed, tender inner parts only, minced
  • 1 tbsp fish sauce
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 1½ pounds beef top loin steak

Salad

  • 2 green (firm ripe) mangos, peeled, pitted and thinly sliced
  • 1/2 small red onion, thinly sliced
  • 12 sprigs cilantro, chopped
  • 1/4 cup Asian basil leaves, torn into thirds
  • 3 tbsp unsalted, roasted peanuts, crushed

Instructions

To make the dressing

  1. Completely dissolve sugar in water; stir in fish sauce, lime juice and sriracha.

To prepare the beef

  1. Combine oil, lemongrass, fish sauce, soy sauce and sugar; stir until sugar dissolves. Add beef and coat thoroughly with marinade. Marinate at room temperature for 20 minutes. Grill beef over medium-hot heat until desired doneness is achieved; allow to rest before slicing, against the grain, into thin strips.

To assemble and serve

  1. Transfer grilled meat to a large bowl. Add mango, red onion and dressing; toss gently. Add cilantro and basil; toss gently again before plating. Garnish with peanuts.

Recipe Notes

Source: Chef Ben Randolph, The Broadway Hotel, Columbia, MO