Thai Beef Salad

Thai Beef Salad

Ingredients:

  • 400g Beef Steak e.g. Rib eye, striploin, fillet, cut into 1 inch thick steaks
  • 1 tablespoon rapeseed oil
  • Salad leaves
  • ‘Chef’ silverskin onions, drained
  • ‘Chef’ diced beetroot, drained
  • 25g cashew nuts, roughly chopped
  • Fresh mint & coriander leaves, roughly chopped
  • Salt & pepper
  • Red chilli, thinly sliced to serve (optional)

Dressing:

  • 50g ‘Chef’silverskin onions
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 1 red chilli, deseeded and roughly chopped
  • 1 inch piece ginger root, peeled and roughly chopped
  • Small bunch coriander leaves
  • 1 heaped teaspoon dark brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon fish sauce
  • Juice of 1 lime
  • Salt & pepper

Method:

  1. Make the dressing by putting all the dressing ingredients into a food processor and processing until smooth. Keep in a bowl in the fridge until needed.
  2. Remove the steak from the fridge 15 minutes before cooking.
  3. Preheat the bbq for medium-high direct heat.
  4. Before cooking drizzle each steak with a little rapeseed oil.
  5. Cook for 3-4 minutes each side for medium or as you prefer.
  6. Allow steaks to rest for about 10 minutes before slicing.
  7. While the steak is resting arrange the salad leaves, silverskin onions and diced beetroot on a plate. Slice the beef thinly and place on top.
  8. Scatter with the cashew nuts, coriander and mint leaves and red chilli if using.
  9. Drizzle over the dressing and serve.