Rainbow Thai Beef Roasted Peanuts Salad
Servings: 6
IngredientsPreparation
  • 1 1/2 pounds [680 g] 3/4-inch [2-cm] thick sirloin steak slices
  • 1 medium onion, thinly sliced
  • 3 stalks celery, diagonally sliced into 1/4-inch [6-mm] thick slices
  • 2 sweet red peppers, membranes removed and seeded, into thin slices
  • 1 large head broccoli broken-up into florets, blanched then drained
  • 8 ounces [227 g] snow peas, ends removed, blanched then drained
  • 8 ounces [227 g] water chestnut slices
  • 1 cup [250 mL] roasted peanuts
Salad Dressing
  • 2 tablespoons [30 mL] peanut oil
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 teaspoons [10 mL] crushed chile flakes
  • 1/3 cup [80 mL] soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons [30 mL] oriental sesame oil
  • 2 tablespoons [30 mL] dry Sherry
  • 2 tablespoons [30 mL] rice wine vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon [15 mL] minced fresh ginger
  • 2 green onions, thinly sliced
  • Into a glass jar with a lid, vigorously shake together all salad dressing ingredients.
  • Reserve.
  • Pound each sirloin steak until really thin.
  • Heat a large frypan over medium heat until really hot.
  • Brown beef slices turning once, until done to taste.
  • Remove from frypan then cut steaks into 1/2-inch [1.3-cm] wide strips.
  • Into a large salad bowl, mix together beef strips, onion, celery and sweet red pepper slices along with broccoli florets, snow peas and water chestnut slices.
  • Pour reserved salad dressing all over beef salad; mix well.
  • Evenly top salad with roasted peanuts.
  • Serve immediately, into individual salad bowls.