Thai Salad With Grilled Beef

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons chopped garlic
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 lb flank steak
• 1/2 cup rice wine vinegar
• 1/3 cup peanut oil
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1 1/2 teaspoons soy sauce
• 1 dash hot pepper sauce
• 1 1/2 teaspoons minced fresh ginger
• 2 tablespoons lime juice
• 1 medium cucumber, peeled and cut in half lengthwise and thinly slice
• 1 red bell pepper, cut in thin strips
• 4 cups iceberg lettuce, in thin shreds
• 4 green onions, sliced
• 1/2 cup chopped salted peanuts

Directions

1. 1

   Combine chopped garlic, pepper and salt in small bowl and grind into paste. Spread over steak and marinade at least 1 hour.

2. 2

   Over medium charcoal fire, grill steak to preferred doneness. Cut into thin strips about 2 inches long. While beef is grilling, whisk together the vinegar, oil, sugar, minced garlic, pepper flakes, soy sauce, hot pepper sauce, ginger and lime juice.

3. 3

   To assemble the salad, toss the beef with the cucumbers, bell pepper, lettuce, onions and dressing. Arrange on 6 plates and sprinkle with peanuts.