Beef Salad
This Thai beef salad features tender, seared steak tossed with a vibrant dressing of lime, fish sauce, and chilli, creating an explosion of authentic flavours. Combined with fresh cucumber, cherry tomatoes, and aromatic herbs, this dish is a refreshing, light appetiser that beautifully balances savoury, spicy, and tangy notes, making it the perfect healthy meal for any occasion.
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Cooking Instructions
Cooking: 10 minutes
Notes:
The dressing ingredients can be adjusted to suit your personal preference for heat from the chillies or sweetness from the sugar.
Using a mortar and pestle to combine the garlic, chillies, coriander stems, and salt releases the most aromatic oils for the dressing.
You can substitute steak with grilled chicken or prawns for a variation, though the traditional recipe uses beef.
Mixing the salad with the dressing just before serving ensures the herbs and greens stay crisp and fresh.
Prepare Dressing
Combine chopped coriander stems, chillies, garlic, and salt in a mortar and pestle, grinding into a paste before adding lime juice, fish sauce, oil, and sugar.
Sear Beef
Season the steak with salt and pepper, then sear in a hot pan until cooked to your preference, ensuring a good crust.
Rest and Slice
Remove the steak from the pan, cover with foil, and let it rest for 5 minutes before slicing it into thin, uniform strips.
Prepare Vegetables
Slice the cucumber into half-moons, halve the cherry tomatoes, and thinly slice the red onion.
Assemble Salad
In a large bowl, combine the sliced beef, prepared vegetables, mint, and coriander leaves with the dressing, tossing gently to coat.
Dress Greens
Toss the mixed salad greens with a small amount of the dressing in a separate bowl.
Serve
Arrange the dressed greens on a serving plate, top with the beef and vegetable mixture, and drizzle with any remaining dressing before serving.
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Ingredients
| Coriander Stems | 1 tbsp |
| Birds Eye Chilli | 2 |
| Garlic | 2 cloves |
| Salt | ½ tsp |
| Lime Juice | 3 tbsp |
| Fish Sauce | 3 tbsp |
| Grapeseed Oil | 1 tbsp |
| Sugar | 2 tsp |
| Steak | 250 g |
| Cucumber | 1 |
| Cherry Tomatoes | 10 |
| Red Onion | ½ |
| Mint | 1 handful |
| Coriander | 1 handful |
| Mixed Salad Greens | 2 handfuls |
