Posted on Wed 23rd May 2018
Thai Beef Salad
With warm days around the corner, cool down and spice things up with this delicious aromatic Thai Beef Salad!
Cuisine
Thai
Time
35 mins
Servings
2 people
Ingredients
- 1 sirloin steak (roughly 225g)
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 1 finely sliced small knob of ginger
- 1 red chilli, finely sliced
- 4 little gem lettuce hearts- leaves separated
- 50g radishes, thinly sliced
- 1/2 cucumber, dessed and thinly sliced
- 2x Spring onions, thinly sliced Handful of fresh coriander leaves, mint and thai basil
Dressing
- 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 1 large chilli, finely chopped
- 2-3 tablespoons of fish sauce
- 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice (about 2 limes)
- 1 tablespoon palm sugar
Method
Preparation
To make the roasted rice, preheat the oven to 200°C
Cooking
Spread the rice on a small baking tray and roast for 10–15 minutes, or until golden brown. Shake the tray every few minutes so the rice colours evenly. Tip into a bowl and allow the rice to cool completely
Transfer to a mortar with the salt and grind to a very fine powder (or use a spice grinder). The finer the powder, the better. Sieve through a fine strainer and store in a sealed container in a dry place
Pan fry the steak until medium rare. Leave to rest for 5 minutes
Mix together the dipping sauce, ginger, chillies and sesame oil and set aside
Arrange the lettuce leaves, radishes and cucumber on a large serving platter
Thinly slice the beef and place on the salad. Drizzle over the dressing, scatter with spring onions and herbs and serve garnished with the roasted rice