Thai-Style Melon & Beef Salad

Great Summer DishI really like this salad, it's different and really flavorful! I love the sweet melon and the spicy red pepper flakes. I like to sub cucumbers for green or red bell peppers sometimes. I especially like this the day after, it makes the dressing so much stronger. Pros: light, filling, fun, unique flavors, colorful, fresh, healthyCons: long prep time

Great Summer Dish I really like this salad, it's different and really flavorful! I love the sweet melon and the spicy red pepper flakes. I like to sub cucumbers for green or red bell peppers sometimes. I especially like this the day after, it makes the dressing so much stronger. Pros: light, filling, fun, unique flavors, colorful, fresh, healthy Cons: long prep time

Excellent salad!!Loved this salad! It was a tiny bit too spicy for me (I used just over 1 tsp red pepper flakes) but that will be easy to scale down next time. I will also remove the green pepper next time - seemed redundant with the onion and I prefer red bells anyway.Just FYI, when I calculated the calories, I came out closer to 250 so I'm not really sure where these calculations came from. Still, very nutritious and since it has steak can be served as a main dish.Pros: Light but filling, delicious, good blending of flavors, spciyCons: Lots of chopping

Excellent salad!! Loved this salad! It was a tiny bit too spicy for me (I used just over 1 tsp red pepper flakes) but that will be easy to scale down next time. I will also remove the green pepper next time - seemed redundant with the onion and I prefer red bells anyway. Just FYI, when I calculated the calories, I came out closer to 250 so I'm not really sure where these calculations came from. Still, very nutritious and since it has steak can be served as a main dish. Pros: Light but filling, delicious, good blending of flavors, spciy Cons: Lots of chopping

Love fruit and meatI love pairing fruit and meat...espeically in summer. I like to make the steak good and spicy to counter the fruit. Try this southwest chicken with mango salsa and you'll see what I mean http://tiny.cc/nrcyh

Love fruit and meat I love pairing fruit and meat...espeically in summer. I like to make the steak good and spicy to counter the fruit. Try this southwest chicken with mango salsa and you'll see what I mean http://tiny.cc/nrcyh

This salad is outstanding. Gorgeous color and texture and great flavor. I used cantaloupe in the salad. I cooked the beef on a grill fry-pan oiled with sesame oil, mixed 2/3 of the dressing with the greens and vegetables first and the remaining 1/3 with the cooked beef. Then I layered the beef over the salad mix. For my kids, I served the salad mix on the side and the beef over jasmine rice. It was delicious either way. I would serve it to guests for a luncheon.