Vietnamese Grilled Flank Steak

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Ingredients

  • 1 lime
  • ½ cup low-sodium soy sauce
  • 1 Tbsp fish sauce
  • 2 Tbsp sesame oil
  • 2 Tbsp refrigerated ginger paste
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • ½ tsp crushed red pepper
  • 1½ lb flank steak

Instructions

  1. Grate zest and squeeze juice from lime. Whisk together zest, juice, soy sauce, fish sauce, oil, ginger, garlic, and pepper in a shallow container or large zip-top plastic freezer bag.
  2. Reserve ¼ cup marinade for basting in a second bowl. Add steak to remaining marinade; let stand at room temperature 10 minutes. Remove steak from marinade; discard marinade.
  3. Grill steak, covered, 5 to 6 minutes per side or to desired doneness, basting with reserved ¼ cup soy sauce mixture. Let stand 10 minutes before slicing across the grain.

Side Dish Ingredients

  • 1 (16-oz) pkg tricolor coleslaw
  • 2 cups refrigerated grapefruit segments
  • 2 cups peeled, diced papaya (or use mango)
  • ½ cup chopped fresh cilantro
  • ¼ cup roasted, salted cashews
  • ½ cup refrigerated ginger-honey dressing (such as Litehouse)
  • 1 avocado, sliced

Side Dish Instructions

  1. Toss together all ingredients except avocado in a large bowl. Top with avocado.

Nutritional Information

Main Side Total
Servings 6 6
Calories
197
197
394
Fat (g) 9 11 20
Sat. Fat (g) 3 2 5
Protein (g) 25 3 28
Carb (g) 2 26 28
Fiber (g) 0 5 5
Sodium (mg) 593 271 864

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