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Recipe

Thai beef salad

Seared and marinated beef is served atop crisp lettuce and cucumber in this salad bursting with fresh Thai flavours. Healthy eating is simple with this Asian-inspired beef salad.

Sep 29, 2012 2:00pm
  • 30 mins preparation
  • 10 mins cooking
  • 3 hrs marinating
  • Serves 8
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Ingredients

Thai beef salad
  • 1 kilogram beef rump steak, trimmed
  • 1/3 cup lime juice
  • 1/3 cup fish sauce
  • 1 tablespoon finely grated palm sugar
  • 500 gram cherry tomatoes, quartered
  • 5 lebanese cucumbers, halved, seeded, sliced
  • 1 1/2 cup coriander leaves
  • 1 1/2 cup mint
  • 6 small red chillies, chopped finely
Dressing
  • finely grated zest lime
  • 1/4 cup lime juice
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoon fish sauce
  • 1/4 cup finely grated palm sugar
  • 2 clove garlic, crushed

Method

Thai beef salad
  • 1
    Place steak in a large shallow bowl. Pour over combined juice, sauce and sugar. Marinate meat for 3 hours or overnight.
  • 2
    In a large bowl, combine tomato, cucumber, herbs and half the chilli.
  • 3
    To make dressing, whisk all ingredients together in a small jug. Set aside.
  • 4
    Heat a char-grill on high. Brush lightly with oil. Cook drained steak for 2-3 minutes each side, until cooked as desired. Cover with foil. Rest 5 minutes. Slice thinly.
  • 5
    Toss steak through salad with dressing. Sprinkle with remaining chilli. Serve immediately.

Notes

Palm sugar is readily available from supermarkets, but if you don't have any on hand simply use brown sugar instead.

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