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Green mango and grilled beef salad

Grilled beef, firm mango and fresh herbs with lime dressing and crunchy peanuts.

60 min approx.4 servingsFresh mango

Dish photograph: Green mango and grilled beef salad. National Mango Board · National Mango Board — permission for industry use. Original. Photography credits.

Ingredients

Dressing: 2 tablespoons sugar
Dressing: 2 tablespoons hot water
Dressing: 2 tablespoons fish sauce
Dressing: 2 tablespoons lime juice
Dressing: ½ tablespoon sriracha
Beef marinade: ½ cup vegetable oil
Beef marinade: 2 lemongrass stalks, tender inner parts minced
Beef marinade: 1 tablespoon fish sauce
Beef marinade: 1 tablespoon soy sauce
Beef marinade: 1 tablespoon sugar
1½ pounds beef top loin steak
2 firm green mangos, peeled and thinly sliced
½ small red onion, thinly sliced
12 cilantro sprigs, chopped
¼ cup torn Asian basil leaves
3 tablespoons crushed unsalted roasted peanuts

Method

Dissolve the dressing sugar in hot water, then add fish sauce, lime and sriracha.
Mix the marinade ingredients, coat the beef and refrigerate for 20 minutes.
Grill over medium-high heat to at least 145°F. Rest at least 3 minutes, then slice against the grain.
Toss beef, mango and onion with dressing. Gently fold in cilantro and basil, then finish with peanuts.

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Research sources

Adapted from the credited source, with wording and translation for RCF; not tested in our kitchen. Times are estimates. Sources consulted for ingredients and techniques:

mango.org

Recipe credit: Chef Ben Randolph, The Broadway Hotel, Columbia, Missouri