Salt rubbed steak and rice noodle salad
Ingredients
- 3 limes
- 2 tablespoons fish sauce
- 1 tablespoon coconut sugar
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 3/4 pound flat iron, flank, or skirt steak
- 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
- 8 ounces flat rice noodles, cooked, drained, and rinsed (plus 1/2 cup coarse grain salt)
- 1 medium seedless cucumber, thinly sliced
- 2 carrots, thinly shaved
- 1/2 cup basil leaves
- 1/3 cup mint leaves
- 1/2 cup sesame seeds, coarsely chopped
Directions
- Salt rub your steak for 45 minutes. Rinse and pat completely dry before use.
- Finely shred zest from 2 of the limes; juice to get 1/4 cup of liquid. For dressing, in a small bowl whisk together lime juice, fish sauce, coconut sugar, 1 tablespoon water, oil and red pepper. In a large bowl combine noodles, lettuce, cucumber, carrots, basil, and mint.
- Grill steak on rack of a covered grill directly over medium heat 15 to 18 minutes or until desired doneness. Cover. Let rest 5 minutes.
- Thinly slice steak against the grain; arrange on salad. Sprinkle with sesame seeds. Serve with dressing and remaining lime, cut into wedges.
Marinade version
- Place steak in a resealable plastic bag. In a small bowl whisk together 1 Tbsp. of the fish sauce, 1 tablespoon of the coconut sugar, lime zest, oil, and garlic. pour mixture over steak. Seal bag, turning to coat. Marinate in refrigerator 15 minutes or up to 24 hours. Drain; discard marinade and proceed with recipe as normal, omitting the salt rub portion of the recipe.
