Name: Thai beef salad
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1 kilogram beef rump steak, trimmed; 1/3 cup lime juice; 1/3 cup fish sauce; 1 tablespoon finely grated palm sugar; 500 gram cherry tomatoes, quartered; 5 lebanese cucumbers, halved, seeded, sliced; 1 1/2 cup coriander leaves; 1 1/2 cup mint; 6 small red chillies, chopped finely; Dressing; finely grated zest lime; 1/4 cup lime juice; 1 tablespoon soy sauce; 2 tablespoon fish sauce; 1/4 cup finely grated palm sugar; 2 clove garlic, crushed

Thai beef salad

Seared and marinated beef is served atop crisp lettuce and cucumber in this salad bursting with fresh Thai flavours. Healthy eating is simple with this Asian-inspired beef salad.

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Serves 8

Prep

30M

Cook

10M

Marinate

Total

40M

Ingredients

1 kilogram beef rump steak, trimmed

1/3 cup lime juice

1/3 cup fish sauce

1 tablespoon finely grated palm sugar

500 gram cherry tomatoes, quartered

5 lebanese cucumbers, halved, seeded, sliced

1 1/2 cup coriander leaves

1 1/2 cup mint

6 small red chillies, chopped finely

Dressing

finely grated zest lime

1/4 cup lime juice

1 tablespoon soy sauce

2 tablespoon fish sauce

1/4 cup finely grated palm sugar

2 clove garlic, crushed

Method

1.Place steak in a large shallow bowl. Pour over combined juice, sauce and sugar. Marinate meat for 3 hours or overnight.

2.In a large bowl, combine tomato, cucumber, herbs and half the chilli.

3.To make dressing, whisk all ingredients together in a small jug. Set aside.

4.Heat a char-grill on high. Brush lightly with oil. Cook drained steak for 2-3 minutes each side, until cooked as desired. Cover with foil. Rest 5 minutes. Slice thinly.

5.Toss steak through salad with dressing. Sprinkle with remaining chilli. Serve immediately.

Palm sugar is readily available from supermarkets, but if you don’t have any on hand simply use brown sugar instead.
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