Asian Beef Salad

By stretchina

Ingredients

• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/4 cup rice wine vinegar
• 1/4 cup low-sodium soy sauce
• 1/2 tblsp. peanut oil
• 1 tblsp. hoisin sauce
• 1 lb. lean sirloin beef
• 8 cups mixed greens
• 1 cup canned unsweetened mandarin oranges, drained
• 1/3 cup packaged chow mein noodles

Preparation

Step 1

In a large bowl, combine garlic, vinegar, soy sauce, oil and hoisin sauce; add steak. Marinate in refrigerator fro 2 - 4 hours, or up to overnight. Remove steak to a plate; reserve marinade.

Preheat grill or broiler. Grill or broil steak for 8 minutes on each side for medium, or longer until desired degree of doneness. Remove steak and slice into thin strips.

Meanwhile, pour reserved marinade into a small saucepan. Bring to a boil; cook, stirring occasionally, 1 minute more.

To serve, place 2 cups of greens on each of 4 plates. Top each with about 3 ozs. of steak, 1/4 cup of oranges and 1 heaping tblsp. of noodles; drizzle each salad with about 1 1/2 tblsps. of cooked and cooled marinade.