Thai Pork Salad

RECIPE

Yield
6 servings

Ingredients
1 pound lean boneless pork chops
Vegetable cooking spray
1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
1/4 cup chopped fresh mint leaves
3 green onions, finely chopped
1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground red pepper
1/2 cup fresh lime juice
1 tablespoon fish sauce
1 teaspoon sesame oil
1/4 cup rice wine vinegar
2 tablespoons lite soy sauce
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 (16-ounce) package broccoli slaw mix
1 large cucumber, peeled and sliced
Hot cooked basmati rice (optional)
Garnish: fresh cilantro sprigs

Preparation
Process pork in a food processor until coarsely chopped.

Sauté pork in a large skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat 8 to 10 minutes or until meat crumbles and is no longer pink. Drain and cool.

Combine pork, cilantro, and next 7 ingredients.

Stir together vinegar, soy sauce, and olive oil. Drizzle over slaw, tossing to coat. Top with pork mixture; serve with cucumber slices, and, if desired, rice. Garnish, if desired.

Note: Fish sauce is found in Asian markets and large supermarkets.

Nutritional Information
Calories:218 (49% from fat)
Fat:11.8g (sat 3.3g,mono 5.8g,poly 1.6g)
Protein:20g
Carbohydrate:9g
Fiber:2.6g
Cholesterol:57mg
Iron:1.8mg
Sodium:220mg
Calcium:62mg

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Thai Beef Salad

Yield
4 servings

Ingredients
1 cup loosely packed fresh cilantro leaves
1/4 cup fresh lime juice (about 3 limes)
2 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
1 1/2 tablespoons Thai fish sauce
1 tablespoon honey
2 teaspoons grated orange rind
2 garlic cloves, peeled
1/2 small serrano chile
2 teaspoons olive oil
4 (4-ounce) beef tenderloin steaks, trimmed
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/8 teaspoon salt
2 cups shredded Napa cabbage
1 cup grated, seeded, peeled cucumber
1/3 cup thinly sliced green onions
3 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
1 (12-ounce) package broccoli coleslaw
1 (11-ounce) can mandarin oranges in light syrup, drained

Preparation
Combine first 8 ingredients in a food processor; process until smooth.

Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Sprinkle steak evenly on both sides with pepper and salt. Add steak to pan; cook 4 minutes on each side or until desired degree of doneness. Remove steak from pan; let stand 5 minutes. Thinly slice steak.

Combine cabbage and the remaining ingredients in a large bowl. Drizzle slaw mixture with cilantro mixture; toss. Arrange 2 cups slaw mixture on each of 4 plates; top each serving with 3 ounces beef.

Nutritional Information
Calories:313 (34% from fat)
Fat:11.8g (sat 4g,mono 5.5g,poly 0.6g)
Protein:28.2g
Carbohydrate:22.6g
Fiber:5g
Cholesterol:71mg
Iron:2.8mg
Sodium:883mg
Calcium:105mg

Thai cooking@home
by cooking lover