Lemongrass seared beef and green pawpaw salad

Serves: 4

Time to make: 30 mins

Ingredients

500g beef schnitzel, cut in strips
1 tablespoon lemongrass paste (we used Garden Gourmet)
2 cloves garlic, crushed
3 teaspoons sesame oil
250g punnet cherry tomatoes, halved
⅓ cup lime juice
1 tablespoon fish sauce
1 teaspoon castor sugar
1 small red chilli, deseeded, chopped
½ (600g) green pawpawpapayaX, deseeded, peeled, grated
¼ cup chopped fresh coriandercilantroX
¼ cup chopped fresh mint
3 spring onions, sliced
3 cups cooked basmati rice

Instructions

Stay Awake

1 Combine beef, lemongrass paste and garlic in a medium-sized bowl. Place a large frying pan over a high heat or heat a barbecue grill until hot. Add 1/2 teaspoon of the oil and half the beef. Cook for 3-4 minutes or until browned. Remove from pan and keep warm. Repeat with remaining beef. Return all beef to pan, add tomatoes and heat through.

2 To make dressing, combine lime juice, remaining oil, fish sauce, sugar and chilli in a small bowl. Stir until sugar dissolves. Combine pawpaw, coriander, mint and spring onions in a large bowl then toss through dressing. Serve salad with beef and basmati rice.

Variations

If you can’t find green pawpaw, use grated carrot or courgette, or a mix of the two.
Make it gluten free: Check fish sauce is gluten free.

Nutrition Info (per serve)

Calories 413 cal

Kilojoules 1730 kJ

Protein 35 g

Total fat 13 g

Saturated fat 4 g

Carbohydrates 45 g

Sugar 15 g

Dietary fibre 4 g

Sodium 390 mg

Calcium 100 mg

Iron 4 mg

Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.