Grilled Thai Beef Salad

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Ingredients

cup soy sauce

cup rice wine vinegar

2 tablespoons sesame oil

2 cloves garlic, minced

2 pounds top sirloin or round steak

8 green onions, chopped including some of the greens

2 tablespoons shallots, chopped

2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar

1/2 cup fresh lime juice

2 teaspoons sugar

1 tablespoon dried red chilies, chopped (You can add more to taste)

2 tablespoons fish sauce

8 lettuce leaves

1 - 2 cucumbers peeled and sliced

2 tomatoes cut into wedges

1/2 cup cilantro coarsely chopped

Fresh mint sprigs for garnish

Preparation

To make your steak marinade, combine the first four ingredients. Marinate steak for two hours or overnight and grill over charcoal or gas grill until medium rare, allow steak to cool slightly. Slice steak against the grain in very thin slices.

In a bowl, combine green onions, shallots, rice wine vinegar, lime juice, sugar, red chilies and fish sauce together and mix well. You may need to adjust vinegar, sugar or red chili content according to taste. Place mixture over sliced steak.

Meanwhile place lettuce leaves, tomatoes, cucumbers and cilantro on a large serving platter. Place beef slices over salad, drizzle with the dressing, and garnish with fresh mint.