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Fiery Beef and Rice Noodle Salad

Servings 4
Calories 208 kcal
Author David Bonom, March 2010

Ingredients

  • 2 ounces uncooked rice stick noodles
  • 12 ounces flank steak -- trimmed
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • Cooking spray
  • 2 cups shredded iceberg lettuce
  • 1/3 cup thinly vertically sliced red onion
  • 1 cucumber -- peeled halved lengthwise, and thinly sliced
  • 1/2 habanero pepper -- minced
  • 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
  • 1 tablespoon sugar
  • 1 tablespoon fish sauce
  • 12 basil leaves -- torn

Instructions

  1. Cook noodles according to package directions. Drain and rinse with cold water; drain. Coarsely chop noodles.
  2. While noodles cook, freeze steak 5 minutes. Remove from freezer; cut across grain into 1/8-inch-thick slices. Sprinkle with salt and black pepper.
  3. Heat a large cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat. Coat with cooking spray. Add beef; sauté 4 minutes.
  4. Combine steak, noodles, lettuce, onion, cucumber, and habanero. Combine juice, sugar, and fish sauce; pour over noodle mixture, tossing gently. Sprinkle with basil.