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Nam Tok (Thai Steak Salad)
Nam Tok (Thai Steak Salad)
Have you ever dreamt of the perfect salad; a salad where beef replaces lettuce? It exists in the form of nam tok; also known as waterfall steak salad. The steak salad consists of slices of marinated steak tossed with mint, cilantro, shallots, lemongrass, and green onions with a dressing of lime juice and fish sauce. The salad gets dusted with toasted rice powder, which is dry toasted rice that is ground into a powder. A true carnivore’s FU.
Ingredients
Steak marinade
- 2 tbsp light soy sauce
- 2 tsp dark soy sauce
- 2 tsp sugar
- 2 tsp lime juice
- 1/8 tsp black pepper
- 1/8 tsp white pepper
- 1 large garlic clove minced
- 12 oz strip steak or sirloin, flank, or skirt steak
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
Steak Salad
- 1/2 cup mint leaves
- 3 tbsp shallots chopped
- 2 tbsp lemongrass finely chopped
- 2 tbsp cilantro chopped
- 1 green onion chopped
- 2 tbsp lime juice
- 1 1/2 tbsp fish sauce
- 2 tbsp toasted rice powder
- chili flakes to taste
Instructions
- Mix together all of the marinade ingredients.
- Marinate the steak for 4 hours in a storage bag, making sure to squeeze out all of the air.
- Heat up cooking oil in a cast iron skillet over high heat. Place the steak in the pan.
- Sear the steak for 3 minutes a side.
- Let the steak rest for 10 minutes before slicing.
- Remove any fat on the steak. Slice the steak thinly.
- Toss the steak with all of the salad ingredients plus 1 tbsp of the toasted rice powder.
Orange Salad with Cinnamon
Orange Salad with Cinnamon
This might not sound exciting at first when you hear the name, but this dessert is like candy. Sliced oranges are sprinkled with cinnamon and drizzled with a dressing of orange juice, orange blossom water, and honey; giving the orange slices a sugary herbaceous taste. The addition of mint gives the oranges a refreshing essence that balances out this dessert.
Ingredients
- 4 oranges or 8 mandarin oranges
- 1 orange juiced
- 2 tbsp orange blossom water
- 1 tbsp honey
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 3 tbsp mint leaves roughly torn
Instructions
- Whisk together the orange juice, orange blossom water, and honey.
- Peel the oranges. Using a serrated knife, slice the oranges 1/2” thick.
- Arrange the oranges on a plate. Spoon the orange juice mix over the oranges. Sprinkle cinnamon over the oranges. Top with chopped mint.
Avocado and Tomato Salad
Avocado Tomato Salad
This salad is extremely simple to make and overwhelmingly good to eat. I like salads just fine, but I don’t get excited when I hear the word. This salad is different for me. After eating this for the first time, I was like “god damn, that was really good.” Better then I expected. The key is a firm but ripe avocado and good tomatoes and cucumbers. The salad is layered and drizzled with a nice lime vinaigrette.
Servings: 1
Ingredients
Dressing
- 1 lime juiced
- 1 1/2 tbsp vinegar
- 1 tbsp cilantro chopped
- 2 tsp olive oil
- salt and pepper to taste
Salad
- 1 avocado sliced
- 1 cup grape tomatoes sliced in half
- 1/2 cup english cucumber thinly sliced
- 1/4 small red onion thinly sliced
Instructions
- Mix together the dressing ingredients.
- Place a single layer of half of the avocado on a plate. Top with half of the other ingredients.
