Thai-Style Melon & Beef Salad
We give this Thai-style beef salad a sweet twist by adding thin matchsticks of melon to the mix. Firm orange- or pale green-fleshed melon is equally good. The saltiness of the fish sauce helps to balance the sweetness of the melon.
Source: EatingWell Magazine, July/August 2009
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Shopping Tip: Fish sauce is a pungent condiment made from salted, fermented fish. Find it in the Asian section of large supermarkets and in Asian specialty markets. We use Thai Kitchen fish sauce, lower in sodium than other brands (1,190 mg per tablespoon), in our nutritional analyses.
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: about 2 cups
Per Serving:
149 calories; protein 14.6g; carbohydrates 18.2g; dietary fiber 3.1g; sugars 12.1g; fat 2.7g; saturated fat 0.9g; cholesterol 29.6mg; vitamin a iu 6556.6IU; vitamin c 85.8mg; folate 90.3mcg; calcium 62.6mg; iron 2.8mg; magnesium 42.3mg; potassium 720.6mg; sodium 689.6mg; thiamin 0.2mg; added sugar 1g.
Exchanges:
1 fruit, 1 vegetable, 1 1/2 lean meat