This is a dish inspired by yet another recipe from the Everyday Food series, but I've made it enough times now that I just do it from memory. I think the original recipe also calls for bean sprouts which I totally love, but didn't have any available. The lettuce is from our container garden and I also mixed in some arugula, mint leaves, and a few leaves of Thai basil from the patio. Unfortunately, I did not grow the carrots or raise the beef!
I first mixed up a combination of lime juice, soy sauce, vegetable oil, a bit of sugar, and some red pepper flakes for the marinade and dressing. Because it was a nice day, I grilled the steaks outside and then assembled the salad, topping it with some peanuts. I love the combination of warm and cold that comes from salads like this. And it is such a treat to pick lettuce right outside the kitchen door!
2 comments:
YUM! This looks fantastic, Jaime. I'm so impressed that you grew much of the ingredients for this meal. I think Nick and I might need to try making this soon.
Just lettuce and some herbs, nothing extraordinary! And stuff just grows really well in this climate. Our tomato plants are already knee high. I can only imagine what we could grow if we had some space!
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