Yeast Free Asian Beef Salad with Ginger-Coconut Dressing
Total time50 min
Prep time25 min
Cook time10 min
4.6
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Bright, crunchy, and loaded with bold flavor, this salad is the kind of meal that feels restaurant-worthy but comes together entirely in your own kitchen. The dressing is where the magic really lives — fresh ginger, turmeric, apple cider vinegar, and raw honey whisked together with coconut aminos and olive oil create something tangy, a little sweet, and deeply aromatic without a drop of soy sauce or anything fermented beyond the vinegar itself. That matters, because so many Asian-inspired dressings and marinades rely on ingredients that can be problematic when you're avoiding yeast and yeast-derived additives. Here, coconut aminos do all the savory heavy lifting, delivering that umami depth you'd expect while keeping the ingredient list clean. The flank steak gets a quick marinade, a hard sear until deeply browned, and then a rest before being sliced thin against the grain — simple technique that pays off in every tender bite. Underneath, a generous pile of shredded green and purple cabbage, julienned carrot, cucumber, scallion greens, cilantro, and torn mint gives you crunch and freshness in every forkful. A squeeze of lime at the table pulls everything together and makes the whole bowl pop.
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1 english cucumber, halved lengthwise and thinly sliced
4 scallions (green tops only), thinly sliced
½ cup fresh cilantro leaves
¼ cup fresh mint leaves, torn
For serving
1 lime, cut into wedges (optional)
Instructions
1
In a small bowl, combine 1 tbsp coconut aminos and 1 tsp grated ginger. Pat the flank steak dry with paper towels, then rub the marinade evenly over both sides. Let the steak rest at room temperature for 15 minutes.
2
While the steak marinates, whisk together the 3 tbsp coconut aminos, apple cider vinegar, olive oil, 1 tbsp grated ginger, honey, turmeric, and minced garlic in a small bowl until the honey is fully dissolved and the dressing is uniform. Set aside.
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