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Grilled Venison Thai Salad

Servings: 4 servings

Ingredients

  • 1 pound venison backstrap tenderloin or trimmed hindquarter steak
  • 1/2 cup olive oil
  • 1/4 cup Asian fish sauce
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1/3 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • 3 cloves garlic minced
  • 1/3 cup fresh mint leaves minced
  • 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 heads red leaf lettuce outside leaves removed; torn into large pieces
  • 1 head romaine lettuce heart roughly chopped
  • 4 radishes rinsed and thinly sliced
  • 1 cup cilantro leaves loosely packed
  • 1/2 red onion thinly sliced

Instructions

  • Rub venison with 1 tablespoon olive oil. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat, and brown meat evenly on both sides, but not past medium-rare. Allow to cool, and then slice diagonally into thin strips. Place in a medium bowl.
  • Prepare dressing. In a medium bowl, whisk together fish sauce, sugar, lemon juice, garlic, mint, red pepper flakes and black pepper. While whisking, add remaining oil in a thin stream until emulsified. Pour 1/2 of the dressing mixture over sliced and cooled venison, and toss to coat. Refrigerate for 1 hour.
  • In a large bowl, toss together lettuce, radishes, cilantro and red onion. Drizzle reserved dressing over, and lightly toss again. Mound lettuce mixture on plates, and top with marinated venison.