Thai-Style Beef Salad [or frypan]
Comments: A crisp nourishing beef and vegetables salad interwined with chile pepper slices, sprinkled with a lime salad dressing.
Grilled beef gives a really delicious taste to this salad.
Servings: 4
IngredientsPreparation
  • 2 approximately 8-ounce [227-g] each sirloin steaks
  • 1 red onion, into thin slices
  • 1/2 unpeeled seeded cucumber, into really fine strips
  • 1 stalk lemongrass, finely chopped
  • 2 tablespoons [30 mL] chopped green onion
  • Juice of 2 limes
  • 1 to 2 tablespoons [15 to 30 mL] Thai fish sauce
  • 2 to 4 chiles, into fine slices, to decorate
  • Fresh coriander, to decorate
  • Chinese 'bok choy' cabbage leaves, to decorate
  • Mint leaves, to decorate
  • Grill steaks onto hot barbecue rack, on under hot preheated oven broiler, until medium-rare.
  • Remove from heat and leave steaks to rest for 10 to 15 minutes, until slightly cooled.
  • Using a large knife, cut steaks into fine strips.
  • Transfer beef strips into a large glass bowl.
  • Add red onion slices, fine cucumber strips and chopped lemongrass before adding chopped green onion.
  • Mix then sprinkle salad all over with lime juice and Thai fish sauce.
  • Serveve this salad at room temperate or cold from the refrigerator, garnished with with chile slices, fresh coriander, Chinise cabbage leaves and mint leaves.