Thai Salad Recipe

by Keno
(Singapore)

Try this authentic Thai beef salad for a healthy midweek meal... The hot-and-sour dressing has an exotic flavor, yet has just a few ingredients..


Thai Salad Recipe:

Serves: 4

Good source of folate and iron

Best served immediately


Ingredients:

500 g rump steak, trimmed of all visible fat

200 g rocket or mixed lettuce leaves, washed and drained

2 Lebanese cucumbers, thinly sliced

1 punnet cherry tomatoes

2 tablespoons mint leaves, finely sliced


Thai-style dressing:

2 cloves garlic, crushed

1/4 cup coriander leaves

1 small red chilli, seeds removed and chopped, (use 2 chillies if you like it spicy)

2 tablespoons lime or lemon juice

1 tablespoon fish sauce

1 tablespoon palm or brown sugar

6 spring onions, sliced


Cooking method:

1. Season the meat well with the pepper and seal in a non-stick pan over a high heat until well browned on both sides but rare inside. (Depending on the pan used, you may need to brush the pan surface lightly with oil to prevent the meat from sticking). Transfer the meat to a plate and allow it to rest for 4 to 5 minutes to let the meat fibres relax and help keep the juices in the meat.

2. Slice the meat thinly across the grain and place in a bowl. Add the rocket (or mixed lettuce leaves), cucumber, cherry tomatoes and mint.

3. To make the dressing, place the garlic, coriander, chillies, lime juice, fish sauce and spring onions in a food processor and process until well blended, about 1 minute.


4. Toss the beef and salad vegetables with the dressing and serve at once.

Notes: Slice the meat across the grain to achieve the most tender eating quality. This is important when cutting raw meat and when carving roasts.


Nutritional facts:

Average Quantity per 100g

Energy 260kJ (62Cal)

Protein 8.3g

Fat, Total 1.9g
- Saturated less than 1g
- Monunsaturated less than 1g
- Polyunsaturated less than 1g less than 1g

Cholesterol 22.8mg

Carbohydrate 2.3g
Carbohydrate(Avail) 2.3g
- Sugars 2.2g

Water 84.5g

Dietary Fibre 1.1g

Sodium 157mg


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