Posted on 12th Jul 2025

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 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