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Sweet & Salty Beef Salad

:  September/October 1991, EatingWell Serves Two

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Here's a salad that showcases the Asian yin and yang philosophy of combining opposing flavors. Mild, crisp iceberg lettuce allows the exotic hot-sweet-sour-salty flavors of the warm dressing to shine.


Sweet & Salty Beef Salad Recipe

Makes: 2 servings

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Nutrition Profile

Diabetes appropriate | Low calorie | Low cholesterol | Low saturated fat | Heart healthy | Healthy weight | High potassium | Gluten free |

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Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 tablespoons fish sauce, (see Note) or reduced-sodium soy sauce
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 1/2 head iceberg lettuce, halved, cored and thinly sliced
  • 2 teaspoons canola oil, divided
  • 8 ounces sirloin steak, trimmed and thinly sliced
  • 1 jalapeño, or serrano pepper, seeded and minced
  • 1 small onion, finely chopped
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1 orange, peel and white pith removed, coarsely chopped
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
  • 1 tablespoon chopped dry-roasted peanuts

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Preparation

  1. Stir fish sauce (or soy sauce) and brown sugar in a small bowl. Divide lettuce between 2 plates.
  2. Heat 1 teaspoon oil in a medium nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until shimmering but not smoking. Add beef and cook, stirring until browned on the outside and still pink inside, 1 to 2 minutes. Spoon over the lettuce.
  3. Add the remaining 1 teaspoon oil, jalapeño (or serrano), onion and garlic to the pan and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add the fish sauce (or soy sauce) mixture, remove from the heat and stir in orange and cilantro. Spoon the sauce over the salad and sprinkle with peanuts.

Tips & Notes

  • Note: Fish sauce is a pungent Southeast Asian sauce made from salted, fermented fish. It can be found in the Asian section of large supermarkets and in Asian specialty markets.

Nutrition

Per serving: 337 calories; 12 g fat ( 3 g sat , 6 g mono ); 47 mg cholesterol; 28 g carbohydrates; 30 g protein; 4 g fiber; 585 mg sodium; 735 mg potassium.

Nutrition Bonus: Vitamin C (70% daily value), Zinc (30% dv), Vitamin A (20% dv), Iron (15% dv).

Carbohydrate Servings: 2

Exchanges: 1 fruit, 2 vegetable, 3 lean meat, 1 fat


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Style/Theme
Everyday favorites
Picnic
Cooking for 2
Entertaining, casual
Type of Dish
Main dish, combination meal
Main dish, meat
Salad, main dish
Ease of Preparation
Moderate
Total Time
45 minutes or less
Ethnic/Regional
Asian
Thai
Vietnamese
Servings
2
Main Ingredient
Beef
Preparation/ Technique
Saute
Health & Diet Considerations
Diabetes appropriate
Low calorie
Low cholesterol
Low saturated fat
Heart healthy
Healthy weight
High potassium
Gluten free
Meal/Course
Dinner

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September/October 1991
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