Lunch · Southeast asian
Thai-style beef salad
Seared beef sirloin over herbs and cucumber in a sharp lime and fish sauce dressing.
- Serves
- 2
- Prep
- 15 min
- Cook
- 8 min
- Total
- 23 min
- High-protein here means at least 20 g of protein a serving, and at least 20% of its calories.
- Gluten-free here means no wheat or gluten; oats and soy sauce count as gluten.
- Dairy-free here means no milk, cheese, butter, yogurt or cream.
- Low-carb here means at most 30 g of carbohydrate a serving, and at most 26% of its calories.
Ingredients
For 2 servings- 280 g beef sirloin steak
- 150 g cucumber, thinly sliced
- 100 g cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1/4 medium red onion, thinly sliced
- 15 g fresh mint leaves
- 15 g fresh cilantro leaves
- 2 tbsp lime juice
- 1 tbsp fish sauce
- 1 tsp brown sugar
- 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
Method
Pat the steak dry and sear in a hot dry pan for 3 to 4 minutes per side for medium.
Rest the steak for 5 minutes, then slice thinly against the grain.
Whisk the lime juice, fish sauce, brown sugar and red pepper flakes in a bowl.
Toss the cucumber, tomatoes, red onion, mint and cilantro with half the dressing.
Arrange the sliced beef on top and spoon over the remaining dressing.