Kaffir Lime Dressed Beef with Thai Crunchy Noodle Salad

Kaffir Lime Dressed Beef with Thai Crunchy Noodle Salad

Ready in 25 minutes • Serves 2-3
This dish most recently appeared in My Gourmet (4 Nights For 2) on Sunday, March 5, 2017.
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Enjoy this quick gourmet meal.

Ingredients

BEEF AND THAI CRUNCHY NOODLE SALAD

  • 300g peeled pumpkin, diced 1cm
  • 300g beef scotch steak (at room temperature)
  • ½ punnet cherry tomatoes
  • ½ telegraph cucumber
  • 1-2 handfuls spinach leaves, roughly chopped
  • 2 tablespoons chopped mint leaves (reserve a few leaves for garnish)
  • 2 tablespoons chopped coriander leaves (reserve a few leaves for garnish)
  • 1 packet crispy noodles

KAFFIR LIME DRESSING

  • 1 kaffir lime leaf, central stem removed and very finely chopped
  • 2 teaspoons finely grated ginger
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • 2 teaspoons fish sauce
  • 1½ tablespoons sweet chilli sauce
  • 1½ tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • Pinch of chilli flakes (optional)

Steps

  1. oven to 220°C. Line an oven tray with baking paper. Preheat BBQ grill to high (if using).
  2. Toss pumpkin on prepared tray with a drizzle of olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Roast for about 15 minutes, until tender. Allow to cool slightly.
  3. In a small bowl, mix all kaffir lime dressing ingredients together and set aside.
  4. Pat beef dry with a paper towel and season with salt and pepper. Heat a drizzle of oil in a medium fry-pan on high heat. Cook beef for about 2 minutes each side for medium-rare (depending on thickness), or until cooked to your liking.
  5. Set beef aside on a plate, covered with foil, to rest for 5-10 minutes before slicing thinly against the grain.
  6. While beef is resting, prepare the salad. Cut cherry tomatoes in half. Cut cucumber in half lengthways and thinly slice. Place in a large bowl along with spinach, herbs, crispy noodles and cooked pumpkin. Just before serving toss with half the dressing.
  7. divide Thai crunchy noodle salad between plates and top with slices of beef. Drizzle over remaining dressing and garnish with reserved herbs.

Nutritional Information

Energy 2318 kj
554 kcal
Protein 34.1g
Carbohydrate 41.4g
Fat 27.6g