Spicy Thai Ground Beef Salad

Note from original author: Aromatic Thai seasonings in the oil & vinegar dressing, blend deliciously with the ground beef & fresh salad greens.

Category: Salad

Cuisine: not set

Ready in 30 minutes
by rotts4me

Ingredients

1/3 cup vegetable oil

1/3 cup rice-wine vinegar

1 tablespoon fish sauce

1 teaspoon Asian chile paste optional

1 tablespoon dark Asian sesame oil

1 teaspoon sugar

1 teaspoon ground ginger

3/4 teaspoon garlic salt divided

1 cup cilantro leaves chopped

2 lbs ground chuck

2 carrots peeled & cut into 1 inch sticks

1 sweet red pepper seeded & cut into 1 inch sticks

3 scallions sliced

20 oz European-blend salad


Directions

1. For the Dressing: Whisk together the vegetable oil, rice-wine vinegar, fish sauce, chile paste (if using), sesame oil, sugar, ginger & 1/4 teaspoon of the garlic salt in a small bowl. Stir in the cilantro. 2. Working in batches if necessary, cook the meat in a large skillet over medium-high heat until it is no longer pink; about 5 minutes. Drain off the liquid. Season with the remaining 1/2 teaspoon of garlic salt. 3. Add the carrots & red pepper to the skillet & cook for 2 minutes. 4. Stir half of the dressing & the scallions into the meat mixture. Remove the skillet from the heat. 5. To Serve: Toss the salad greens with the remaining half of the dressing in a serving bowl. Spoon the meat mixture over top & serve

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