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Thai Beef Salad
Thai Beef Salad includes birds eye or Thai Chilli, finely minced garlic, finely chopped cilantro/coriander stems. Total time: 25 minutes. Serves 2.
Ingredients
Dressing8
½ tsp birds eye or Thai Chilli, Note 1, deseeded and finely minced
¼ tsp finely minced garlic
1 tbsp finely chopped cilantro/coriander stems
2¼ tsp white sugar
2 tbsp fish sauce
3 tbsp lime juice
1 tbsp grapeseed oil, or canola or vegetable oil
1 small pinch cooking / kosher salt
Salad9
7 - 8 oz good quality beef steak – sirloin, Note 2, at room temperature
1 tbsp oil, vegetable, peanut or canola oil
¼ tsp each salt and pepper
2 cups, heaped mixed lettuce leaves
10 cherry tomatoes, halved
¼ small red onion, very finely sliced
½ cucumber, optional deseed, about 1/3 cup, cut horizontally then cut into slices
¼ cup cilantro/coriander leaves, lightly packed
¼ cup mint leaves, lightly packed
Garnish2
¼ cup finely chopped peanuts, roasted, unsalted
Extra cilantro/coriander and mint leaves
