Asian steak & asparagus noodle salad

Yield: 4 Servings

Ingredients:

1 lb Asparagus
2 Carrots
2 ts Vegetable oil
3/4 lb Beef sirloin strips
3 cl Garlic minced
1 ts Cumin ground
1/2 ts Chili paste or hot sauce
1 tb Lime juice
1/2 lb Wide rice stick noodles Coriander leaves MMMMM--------------------------DRESSING-------------------------------
1/3 c Peanut butter
1/4 c Soy sauce
3 tb Lime juice
1 tb Sesame oil
2 tb Water
1 ts Sugar
1/2 ts Chili paste
1 cl Garlic
1/4 c Fresh chopped Coriander

Instructions:

Cut asparagus diagonally into 1 1/2 inch lenths. Peel and slice carrots diagonally. DRESSING: In salad bowl whisk peanut butter soy sauce lime juice water oil sugar chili paste and garlic; stir in coriander. In wok heat oil over high heat; stir-fry beef garlic cumin and chili paste for 2-3 minutes or until beef is browned but still pink inside. Add lime juice; stir-fry for 15 seconds. Add to dressing and toss to coat. In large pot of boiling salted water cook noodles asparagus and carrots for 4 minutes or until noodles are firm and vegetables are tender crisp. Drain and cool under running water; drain again and add to bowl. Toss with beef mixture until coated. Garnish with coriander Approx. 540 cal 33 g pro 19 g fat 61 g carb excellent source of iron high source fiber Typed by James Lowey