Thai Grilled Lamb & Asparagus Salad makes a hearty, healthy and delicious lunch. Photo courtesy California Asparagus Commission.
April 2010
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Page 7: Thai Grilled Lamb & Asparagus Salad
Americans have not mastered the art of blending meats and vegetables into delicious salads. Take a tip from the Thais and make this wonderful lamb salad. Think of it for leftover lamb, and for serving in smaller portions for a first course with a lighter entrée—pasta, for example. This is Page 7 of a 12-page article. Jump to the recipe below. Click the black links below to view the other pages.
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Thai Grilled Lamb & Asparagus Salad
Recipe yields 6 servings.
Ingredients
- 1 to 1-½ pounds lamb, top round
Marinade
- 1/2 cup peanut oil
- 1/4 cup honey
- 2 cloves of garlic, chopped fine
- 1/4 cup red chili sauce (available in the Asian products section
of the supermarket, or at Asian markets)
- 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, grated
Salad
- 1 pound asparagus
- 1/2 cup purple cabbage, finely sliced
- 1 package rice noodles (available in the Asian products section
of the supermarket, or at Asian markets)
- 6 leaves butter lettuce
- 1/2 cup fresh mint, thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup dry-roasted salted peanuts, chopped
- 1/2 red bell pepper, julienned
Salad Dressing
- 2 limes, zest and juice
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon fresh mint, chopped fine
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon red chili paste
- 1 teaspoon fresh ginger, grated
- 1/3 cup peanut oil
Preparation
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- For the lamb, blend together the ingredients for the marinade in a small bowl. Marinate lamb for at least 1 hour to overnight.
- Remove lamb from marinade. Salt and pepper lamb on all sides. Brown lamb on all sides over a pre-heated grill. Finish in a 400°F oven for 20 minutes, or until the internal temperature reaches 140°F. Let lamb rest for 10 minutes before slicing thin.
- For the salad, blanche the asparagus in boiling salted water until tender. Shock in a bowl of cold ice water to chill. Drain on paper towels.
- Cook rice noodles as directed on package. Rinse in cold water to chill. Toss with a few tablespoons peanut oil to keep from sticking.
- For the dressing, place all dressing ingredients in a jar with a tight-fitting lid. Shake well to blend.
- To assemble, place 1 butter lettuce leaf on a plate. Add a small nest of noodles; top with purple cabbage and red bell pepper. Top with approximately 6 spears of asparagus. Add thinly sliced, room temperature lamb. Garnish with chopped peanuts and fresh mint. Drizzle with the dressing.
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