BEEF AND VEGE SALAD WITH ASIAN DRESSING

BEEF AND VEGE SALAD WITH ASIAN DRESSING



Serves 4
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Cooking time: 4 minutes

Dressing:
1 tbs fish sauce
1 tbs lime juice
1 tbs water
1 tbs oil
1 tbs sweet chilli sauce
2 tsp sugar
1 small clove garlic, crushed
2 small red chillies, finely chopped
1 tsp finely grated ginger

Salad:
1 tbs oil
500g beef scotch fillet steaks
1 small carrot, cut into thin straws
1 Lebanese cucumber, thinly sliced
11⁄2 cups snow peas
1⁄2 red capsicum, thinly sliced
1⁄2 cup finely sliced Spanish onions
1 avocado, sliced
11⁄2 cups snow pea sprouts
2 cups baby English spinach
1⁄2 cup coarsely chopped macadamias
1/3 cup chopped mint
1/3 cup chopped coriander

1. For the dressing: Combine all the ingredients in a jar and shake well.
2. For the salad: Heat the oil in a non-stick pan, add the steaks and cook on high for 2 minutes on each side or until cooked the way you like it.
Remove the steaks, allow to cool then slice thinly.
3. Combine the beef strips in a large bowl with the carrot, cucumber, peas, capsicum, onion, avocado, sprouts and spinach. Add the dressing and toss to combine.
3. Served sprinkled with the nuts, mint and coriander

THANKS TO: http://onmangrovemountain.blogspot.com/2009/11/local-food-recipes.html

Fish and Greens Salad

300 g romaine lettuce, torn into bite-size pieces
1 can Pineapple chunks
1/4 kg whole tuna flesh, cubed (about 30 pcs)

VINAIGRETTE
2 tbsp red cane vinegar
1 tsp iodized fine salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1/3 c pineapple syrup
2 tbsp thick coconut milk
1 1/2 tbsp olive oil

1. Chill lettuce and pineapple chunks. Season fish with1 tsp iodized salt and 1/4 tsp pepper then marinate for 10 minutes in pineapple syrup.
2. Pan grill in olive oil until cooked. Set aside.
3. Prepare vinaigrette by combining all ingredients in a sterilized jar or container. Shake well.
4. Toss salad ingredients together, except fish, with the vinaigrette. Top with fish. Serve immediately.