Hungry 4 Health

Posted: Sun 14 Nov, 2010

Thai Beef Salad

DRESSING
¾ cup lime juice
2 tbsp rapidura sugar or honey
4 tbsp fish sauce

SALAD
4 X 150 gr eye fillet or sirloin steak
250 gm bean shoots washed and drained
1 punnet cherry tomatoes, halved
1 small red onion, finely sliced
1 cucumber sliced diagonally
1 cup coriander, roughly chopped
1 cup mint, finely chopped
5 kaffir lime leaves, sliced in fine strips
1 small red chili, deseeded and finely chopped
unsalted roasted peanuts, chopped (optional)

Rub the beef with salt and pepper, add some coconut oil to a sauté pan, and once the pan is hot add the beef and seal on all sides, cook until medium rare. Approx 3 mins each side.
To make the dressing in a bowl dissolve the sugar with the lime juice and fish sauce and set aside. In a large bowl add the bean shoots, tomatoes, onion, cucumber, coriander, mint, and chili, toss together.

To make the dressing in a bowl dissolve the sugar with the lime juice and fish sauce and set aside. In a large bowl add the bean shoots, tomatoes, onion, cucumber, coriander, mint, and chili, toss together.

Using a sharp knife slice the beef as evenly and finely as you can. Pour the dressing over the salad and serve together with the sliced beef and a sprinkle of peanuts to garnish.