Pho Salad

Ingredients

• Dressing

  • ¼ cup (60 ml) water
  • 2 tbsp (30 ml) fish sauce
  • 2 tbsp (30 ml) rice vinegar
  • 2 tbsp (30 ml) maple syrup
  • 1 tbsp (15 ml) hoisin sauce
  • 1 tsp (5 ml) sambal oelek

• Salad

  • 1 lb (450 g) flap steak, cut into 2 steaks
  • 1 tbsp (15 ml) vegetable oil
  • ½ lb (225 g) flat rice noodles (pad Thai-style noodles)
  • 4 bok choy, blanched and quartered
  • 2 cups (170 g) cabbage, thinly sliced
  • 3 cups (225 g) bean sprouts
  • 3 cups (75 g) arugula (or lettuce, thinly sliced)
  • 4 green onions, thinly sliced
  • Thai basil leaves, to taste
  • Mint leaves, to taste
  • Lime wedges, to taste