This week I got to make a salad that I've been eying for quite some time -- the Thai beef salad. It just sounds good, doesn't it? I love a good salad, and I don't make them often enough.When my brother was visiting, we had T-Bone steaks one night for dinner. I've mentioned here before that I really don't like leftovers. While I'll reheat pasta from time to time, I really hate reheating meat. It just does something funky to the taste, not to mention that the meat is officially overcooked when it's done reheating. We had a steak leftover, and I knew that it was destined for this salad. So, please pardon the pale shade of pink in the steak, I think that's because it was cold. This also means that my steak didn't marinate, but I thought that the dressing was flavorful enough to compensate for the loss of any marinating time. I added some diced sweet peppers to the salad for color, flavor, and a nice crunch. The dressing is everything that's promised at the beginning of the recipe: it's sweet, tart, and spicy. My dressing was very spicy as I got a little overzealous with the sriracha. It's a delicious salad, and I'm sure that I'll make it again.
Thanks to Jen for this fabulous selection. You can find the recipe here.
13 comments:
That looks super. I'm with you on leftovers. I will only eat left over vegetarian protein sources. Never veggies and when I used to eat meat, never meat. It was a mental thing w/ me and then my stomach would protest.
Your salad looks delicious! I am actually a big fan of leftovers though...and my boyfriend is guilty of regularly eating our leftovers from dinner the next morning for breakfest... :)
Jessica, what a wonderful salad. I've been looking for delicious easy meals that I can make for one (me) while my honey is at work, otherwise it's a Special K lunch. I'm going to have to try it. Thanks love.
They look very yum!
Regarding leftovers, that's the dilemna of cooking for one, yeah? I made red beans and rice with andouille sausage Monday night, and that's what I had for 11 consecutive meals, including breakfast. I finally finished them off this morning. I wont be eating that the next few months, haha!
I bet the red pepper was really great on this; I wish I had thought of that. I also only added a teaspoon of red curry paste, but I think it would have been better a little spicier. Glad you were able to repurpose your leftovers into something yummy!
very nice. using leftover steak makes this an even easier weeknight dinner.
Looks yummy! Ours was spicy, too, since I eyeballed the red curry paste, so I added more soy sauce and lime juice. I didn't make mine with steak, but I think this would make a killer marinade.
This looks wonderful! I love beef salads. Soooo yummy.
so nice with the red peppers......both for the pictures and for the palate!
Your salad looks so beautiful! It's colorful and just perfect for summer. I don't really enjoy salads unless they have chicken or steak in them so this one would be a great meal :)
That's a great looking salad and a perfect vehicle for leftover steak!
I am so with you on the not reheating meat thing. I'd rather eat it cold than reheat it. I don't mind eating leftovers of casseroles or pasta-y things, though.
Looks great! Thanks for cooking with me this week!
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