Thai Beef Salad

== Description ==
Here's a salad with substance. You could serve it as a main meal, or as a starter for a Thai meal.
== Ingredients ==
* 1 teaspoon chili flakes, finely chopped
* 2 cloves garlic, crushed into a paste
* 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice or lemon juice
* 1 tablespoon fish sauce
* ½ teaspoon sugar
* 1 small red onion, sliced into thin rings
* 2 stalks lemongrass, bruised and chopped (optional)
* 100 g green beans, trimmed
* ½ small cucumber, peeled
* 20 small cherry tomatoes, halved
* 20 red seedless grapes
* ¼ cup fresh mint
* ¼ cup fresh coriander
* 300 g sirloin steak
* 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
== Directions ==
# Mix the chili flakes and garlic together.
# Mix in the lime or lemon juice, fish sauce, sugar, sliced lemongrass and red onions.
# Boil the beans in a pot of water for just for a couple minutes.
# Rinse in cool water and drain.
# Cut the cucumber in half lengthwise and use a spoon to scoop out the seeds.
# Cut into half-moon shapes.
# Mix the beans, tomatoes, cucumber, grapes and most of the herbs together in a salad bowl.
# Heat up a frying pan or griddle until very hot.
# Smear the meat with oil on both sides and cook for 2-4 minutes on each side.
# This will leave a bit of pink in the middle.
# If you want it well done, adjust the cooking time as necessary.
# Let the meat rest for five minutes before slicing, then lay it on a work surface and slice it thinly on a slant.
# Spoon most of the dressing mixture you prepared earlier over the salad.
# Slide the steak slices through a bit of the remaining dressing, then arrange it over the salad.
# Decorate with the leftover herbs and serve.
Category:Beef sirloin Recipes
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Category:Cucumber Recipes
Category:Green bean Recipes
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Category:Lime Recipes
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Category:Mint Recipes
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