Saturday, January 10, 2009

Thai-ish Beef Salad

Okay, this was fantastic. Sort of inspired by an episode I saw of Oliver's Twist. I improvised to my own taste, based on the rice bowl success, and this is how it turned out.

Take a decent piece of tenderloin beef, say a pound or so. Season it with salt and fairly aggressive pepper, and sear/then roast at 400 or 450 or so until it's medium/rare or medium. Remove and let stand for 15 mins or so.

Take some of the same thai/vietnamese dressing from the Vietnamese rice bowls and crack some whole coriander seeds into it... add a bit more lime juice and stir it around...

In a bowl, peel some cucumber into thin ribbons and place in a mound... add a small handful of chopped peanuts, a sprinkling of sesame seeds, and some chopped scallion... toss this a bit with your hands...

Top with some slices of the fresh sliced warm tenderloin, then top that with a handful of bean sprouts, a drizzle of sesame seed oil, and some fresh chopped mint and thai basil.

Top this with a drizzle of the coriander seed infused Thai dressing...

DELISH. I could eat this every day. No, I'm serious.

9/10. Would get 10/10 but you're hungry an hour after eating it.

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