Asian-Style Beef and Noodle Salad with Cucumbers

Name: Asian-Style Beef and Noodle Salad with Cucumbers
Yield: serves 4
Ingredients: 8 ounces thin rice noodles; 1/4 cup soy sauce; 1/4 cup canola or vegetable oil; 2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar; 2 tablespoons Asian fish sauce; Freshly squeezed juice of 2 limes; 1 tablespoon Tabasco or other hot sauce; 2 teaspoons honey; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 3 cups chopped romaine lettuce hearts (about 1 heart); 1 cucumber, peeled and diced; 1 red bell pepper, seeded and diced; 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro; 1/2 cup chopped roasted salted peanuts; 3/4 pound cooked steak, sliced into 1- to 1 1/2-inch strips

December 9, 2011

Jamie is always in search of good Asian food, which is one of his favorites. We must have had this salad somewhere along the way, because it found its way into Jamie’s kitchen recently. With lime, soy sauce, cucumbers, peanuts, and rice noodles (which you can find in the Asian foods aisle of most supermarkets), it’s a whole new set of tastes that will no doubt appeal to anyone looking for something new to try. It’s also a perfect place to park your leftover steak.

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