泰式牛肉沙拉 - 玛丽·杜昂

Ingredients

• 1 fresh red chilli, finely diced
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 tbsp fish sauce
• Juice of 1 lime
• 1 tbsp coriander root, finely diced
• 1 tbsp finely chopped palm sugar*
• 1 tbsp lemon myrtle oil

• 300g quality boneless beef steak, at room temperature
• Olive oil
• Salt and pepper, to taste
• 60g mixed leaf lettuce
• 1/3 cup coriander leaves
• 1/3 cup mint leaves
• 2 kaffir lime leaves, centre veins removed, finely shredded
• 1/2 cup grape tomatoes, halved
• 1/2 small red onion, finely sliced
• 1/2 continental cucumber, halved lengthways, thickly sliced diagonally
• 1/4 cup toasted peanuts, coarsely chopped
• Lemon myrtle powder, sliced fresh red chillis (garnish)

*Brown sugar may be used instead of palm sugar

Method

1. Add all dressing ingredients to a jar and shake vigorously to combine. Adjust lime, sugar and fish sauce to taste, then set aside to allow flavours to meld
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3. Rub the steak with olive oil and season generously with salt and pepper on both sides. Set aside
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5. Heat a frying pan over high heat until screaming hot. Carefully place the steak into the hot pan and cook for 2 minutes on each side for medium-rare, or until cooked to your liking
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7. Remove the beef from the pan and set aside on a board to rest for 10 minutes, then slice the beef into thin strips
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9. Place the remaining salad ingredients, along with the beef, into a large mixing bowl. Drizzle over the dressing and toss to combine
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11. Sprinkle with lemon myrtle powder and crushed peanuts. Serve immediately