Summer Steak Salad with Ginger-lime Dressing

Summer Steak Salad with Ginger-lime Dressing
Summer Steak Salad with Ginger-lime Dressing
Known in Asia as Shaking Beef Salad, or bo luc lac, this Vietnamese classic is made by shaking essentially searing steak in a very hot pan. The older I get the more I like the salad/beef combo. Healthy but with the meat I crave.
  • Preparing Time: 1 hour
  • Total Time: 1 hour
  • Served Person: 4
main dish grill summer low carb beef asian white meat free tree nut free nut free contains gluten red meat free contains fish dairy free pescatarian
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • dressing
  • salad
  • 3 tablespoons fish sauce*
  • 1 tablespoon fresh ginger minced peeled
  • 1 teaspoon red jalapeno chile minced
  • 2 tablespoons oyster sauce*
  • 1 tablespoon medium-dry sherry
  • 2 teaspoons tamari soy sauce*
  • 1 teaspoon brown sugar packed
  • 1 1/4 pounds pounds new york steak trimmed, cut into 2/3-inch cubes
  • 2 bunches watercress bottom 2 inches discarded, cut into 1-inch lengths
  • 3 cups mizuna leaves torn in half if very large (about 1 1/2 ounces)
  • 2 cups bibb lettuce lightly packed and torn about 6 large leaves
  • 1 cup thai basil leaves cut into 1/2-inch-wide strips
  • 1/2 12-oz english hothouse cucumber halved lengthwise, sliced very thinly on diagonal
  • 12 cherry tomatoes
  • 1/2 red onion cut into thin wedges
  • 2 shallots sliced into thin rounds
  • 1/4 medium pineapple peeled, cored, halved lengthwise, cut crosswise into 1/3-inch-t
  • Carbohydrate 61.1029227752988 g
  • Cholesterol 80.7975 mg
  • Fat 40.2328678263597 g
  • Fiber 8.09954187745539 g
  • Protein 37.0049879174354 g
  • Saturated Fat 11.3466034458256 g
  • Serving Size 1 1 Serving (922g)
  • Sodium 2264.5860686053 mg
  • Sugar 53.0033808978434 g
  • Trans Fat 5.33254165093217 g
  • Calories 733 calories

For dressing: Whisk all ingredients in small bowl to blend. For salad: Mix oyster sauce, Sherry, tamari soy sauce, minced garlic, and brown sugar in medium bowl. Stir in steak. Marinate steak at least 30 minutes and up to 2 hours, stirring occasionally. Combine watercress, mizuna, lettuce, basil, cucumber, and tomatoes in large bowl. Add half of dressing and toss to coat. Arrange greens mixture on large rimmed platter. Heat oil in large nonstick skillet over high heat. Add onion and shallots and saute 30 seconds. Add beef with marinade. saute until beef is brown outside but still pink inside, about 4 minutes. Add pineapple slices and stir until pineapple is heated through, about 1 minute longer. Spoon steak mixture with any pan juices atop dressed greens mixture on platter. Drizzle salad with remaining dressing and serve.