Cook Blog: Spicy Beef Salad with Lemongrass Dressing

I'm a huge fan of salad. Both Asian Salad and Western style Salad. The main ingredient of salad is the dressing. So I want something a bit different. I'm in the mood to make western salad for church but I'll stick to Asian style too. That's why adding lemongrass to the dressing make the difference to this salad recipe. I love the aroma of lemongrass and sesame oil together. They combined each other very well.

Ingredients:

1 pounds beef shirloin steak
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp grounded black pepper

Salad

1 1/2 cup sweet basil leaves
1 cucumber, sliced
2 wedged tomatoes
1 Sliced Red Onion

Dressing

1 tbsp less sodium soy sauce
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tbsp minced lemongrass stalk
1/2 tbsp sesame oil
1 tbsp fish sauce
1 tsp Chilli Sauce (sambal oelek)
1/2 tsp sugar

Method:

Heat a nonstick pan on medium heat. Season the steaks with pinch of salt and black pepper. Add the steaks to the pan and cook until desired tenderness. Transfer the cooked steaks to a plate and slice.

Prepare the Dressing by mixing all the ingredients together.

Combine the Salad ingredient in a salad bowl. Drizzle the half of Dressing mixture over the salad and toss gently. Place the salad in the place and top up with sliced steaks. Drizzle the remaining dressing on the steaks.

Cook’s Notes:

Sambal oelek can be found at Asian grocery stores.