Thai Salad With Grilled Flank Steak

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Delicious thai flavors, and the warm steak combined with the cold crunchy vegetables is what makes this salad so wonderful! Everything can be prepped/chopped in advance, but don't dress the salad until you are ready to serve it. Source: chef brian patterson

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Steps

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Combine all ingredients for marinade , marinate the flank steak for several hours or overnight.

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Combine the ingredients for the dressing , whisk to combine.

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Set aside.

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Over medium high flame , grill the flank steak to desired doneness.

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Allow to rest at least 20 minutes.

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Prepare the vegetables: peel the cucumber leaving strips of the skin.

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Cut in half lengthwise and remove seeds , slice diagonally into thin slices.

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In a large bowl , combine the vegetables with the herbs and toss.

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Lightly dress to taste with the reserved dressing , adding salt , pepper , and additional lime juice to taste.

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Slice the steak thinly against the grain.

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Arrange the salad on six plates and top each with a portion of the beef.

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Garnish with chopped roasted peanuts or a few chives.

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Makes six servings.

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Ingredients

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flank steaks, sesame oil, hot bean paste, soy sauce, garlic, chili pepper, spring onions, cucumbers, tomatoes, red onion, of fresh mint, cilantro, parsley, fish sauce, limes, juice of, ginger, lemongrass, salt and pepper, peanuts