Vietnamese beef salad

Delicious beef salad with chilli dressing

image

Serves

4

Prep Time

35 mins

Cook Time

6 mins

Vietnamese beef salad is a great mid-week family meal that’s full of flavour. The dressing has the right balance of spicy, salty, sweet and sour. Once you’ve made the dressing, play around with the flavours to find a balance that you love. This meal is great any time of year and you can switch up the salad options to fit the seasons. It’s also another great lunch option!

Print
Share
Save recipe

Ingredients

Beef
  • 600-700g about 3cm thick Quality Mark sirloin steaks

Vietnamese dressing
  • 3 spring onions

    trimmed and chopped
  • 1-2 red chilli

    deseeded and finely sliced
  • 2 garlic cloves

    crushed
  • 3 Tbsp lime juice

  • 3 Tbsp fish sauce

  • 2 Tbsp soft brown sugar

  • 1 Tbsp rice wine vinegar

Salad
  • 2 carrots

    cut into thin strips
  • 1/2 cucumber

    deseeded and thinly sliced
  • 1/4 green cabbage

    thinly sliced
  • 2.5cm piece fresh ginger

    grated
  • 200g rice noodles

  • 1 cup fresh coriander leaves

    roughly chopped
  • 3/4 cup mint leaves

    chopped
  • 6 Vietnamese mint leaves

    roughly chopped

Method

To Grill Beef
1

Heat a chargrill until very hot.

2

Rub beef with a little oil.

3

Place on the grill and grill for 3-4 minutes on each side for medium-rare beef.

4

Remove from the grill to a plate, season and cover loosely with foil and a clean tea towel.

To Make Dressing
1

Place all ingredients in a screw-top jar with a tight fitting lid and shake well.

To Make Salad
1

Place the carrots, cucumber, cabbage and ginger in a bowl. Drizzle over the dressing and toss to combine. Cover and place in the fridge to allow flavours to mingle.

2

Put the rice noodles in a bowl and cover with boiling water. Leave for 5 minutes (or according to the instructions on the packet), until soft. Drain well and rinse under cold water.

To Serve
1

Slice the beef thinly across the grain and add to the vegetables with the noodles and herbs. Gently toss to combine all ingredients and serve immediately.

Nutrition Information per Serving (395g)

Energy1552kJ (370 kcal)
Protein38.7g
Total Fat12.6g
Saturated Fat4.5g
Carbohydrate23.8g
Sodium1143mg
Iron3.6mg
Zinc5.2mg
Vitamin B121.3µg