Soba & Beef Salad With Sesame-Soy Dressing

• 3 tablespoons mirin (Asian sweetened rice wine)
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 2 tablespoons reduced sodium soy sauce
• 3 tablespoons strong brewed green tea or 3 tablespoons black tea
• 2 tablespoons clear rice vinegar or 2 tablespoons cider vinegar
• 1 tablespoon canola oil
• 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
• 1 (12 ounce) sirloin steaks, trimmed
• 4 ounces soba noodles (buckwheat noodles)
• 1 cup carrot, finely shredded or julienned
• 4 cups mesclun or 4 cups salad greens
• 1 tablespoon sesame seeds, toasted

1. Whisk mirin and ginger in a small bowl.
2. Place steak in a shallow baking dish or pie pan. Pour mirin mixture over the steak; turn to coat. Cover and marinate in the refrigerator for at least 30 min or up to 2 hrs, turning occasionally.
3. Put a large pot of salted water on to boil for noodles.
4. Make Sesame-Soy Dressing by whisking soy sauce, tea, vinegar, canola oil, and sesame oil in a small bowl. Set aside.
5. Cook noodles in the boiling water until just tender, about 6 minute. Drain; rinse under cold water. Transfer noodles to a large bowl.
6. Add carrot and 1/3 cup of Sesame-Soy Dressing. Toss to coat.
7. Prepare a grill. Lightly oil the grill rack by use tongs to rub it with an oil-soaked paper towel. Grill steak for 4 to 6 min per side for medium-rare, or until it reaches desired doneness. (Alternatively, brush a little canola oil over a skillet or ridged grill pan, preferably cast-iron, and heat over high heat. Add steak and cook for 4 to 6 min per side.).
8. Transfer the steak to a cutting board. Let rest for 5 minutes. Slice thinly across the grain.
9. Build the salad on 4 plates with about 1 cup of mixed greens, 1/4 of noodle mixture, then 1/4 of steak slices.
10. Whisk the remaining dressing. Drizzle about 4 tsp over each salad. (Don't drown salad. It has a lot of flavor.).
11. Sprinkle with sesame seeds. Serve immediately.

mirin, ground ginger, soy sauce, green tea, clear rice vinegar, canola oil, sesame oil, noodles, carrot, salad greens, sesame seeds

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/soba-beef-salad-with-sesame-soy-dressing-125052 (may not work)