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Thai lamb salad

Have this Thai salad for two on the table in twenty minutes - and be sure to try it with black rice!

  • Time to make: 20 mins
  • Serving: 2 people
Ratings: 5.0
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • spray oil
  • 300g lamb leg steaks
  • 1 red capsicum, thinly sliced
  • 1 cup halved cherry tomatoes
  • 1 Lebanese cucumber, thinly sliced
  • 2 cups mesclun or other salad leaves
  • juice and zest of 1 lime
  • 1 teaspoon fish sauce
  • ½ teaspoon sugar
  • ½ teaspoon chilli flakes
  • ½ cup fresh coriander
  • 2 tablespoons roughly chopped roasted peanuts
  • 1 cup cooked brown or black rice
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Spray a barbecue grill or heavybased pan with oil and heat to high.

    2 Cook lamb steaks for 2-3 minutes each side, until done to your liking. Set aside to rest.

    3 In a bowl, combine capsicum, tomatoes, cucumber and salad leaves. In a cup, combine lime zest and juice, fish sauce, sugar and chilli flakes.

    4 Add half of the dressing to the salad and toss well. Divide between 2 plates. Slice lamb into 1cm slices and add to salad. Drizzle with remaining dressing and garnish with coriander and peanuts. Serve with rice on the side.

    Variations

    Make it gluten free: Check fish sauce is gluten free.

    Make it vegan: Substitute diced tempeh for lamb and seaweed flakes for fish sauce.

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