Thai Beef Salad with Cucumber Dressing
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Thai Beef Salad with Cucumber Dressing
YIELD Makes 4 servings
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INGREDIENTS
| Cucumber Dressing (recipe) | |
| 1 | pound extra-lean (90% lean) ground beef |
| 1/2 | red bell pepper, cut into thin strips |
| 6 | mushrooms, quartered |
| 2 | green onions, diagonally cut into 1-inch pieces |
| 1 | clove garlic, minced |
| 1 | tablespoon seasoned rice vinegar |
| 1 | teaspoon soy sauce |
| Salt and black pepper | |
| Lettuce leaves | |
| 3 | ounces ramen noodles, cooked* |
| 12 | cherry tomatoes, halved (optional) |
| Mint sprigs (optional) | |
PREPARATION:
- Prepare Cucumber Dressing; set aside. Brown beef in medium skillet. Drain. Add red bell pepper, mushrooms, green onions and garlic; cook until tender. Stir in vinegar and soy sauce; season with salt and black pepper to taste.
- Arrange lettuce on four plates. Top with noodles and beef mixture. Garnish with tomatoes and mint. Serve with dressing.
This recipe appears in:
Thai
NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION:
| Sodium | 310 mg |
| Protein | 25 g |
| Fiber | 3 g |
| Carbohydrate | 15 g |
| Cholesterol | 77 mg |
| Saturated Fat | 6 g |
| Total Fat | 16 g |
| Calories from Fat | 48 % |
| Calories | 296 |
DIETARY EXCHANGE:
| Meat | 3 |
| Vegetable | 2 |
| Starch | 1/2 |
| Fat | 1 |
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