Thai meatball salad and sesame noodles
Serves: 4
Time to make: 30 mins
Total cost: $22.80 / $5.70 per serve
(at time of publication)
Ingredients
- 600g lean beef mince
- 1 red chilli, finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon crushed ginger
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce
- 2 tablespoons sesame seeds
- 2 x 200g packs fresh hokkien noodles
- 2 teaspoons sesame oil
- 3 carrots, thinly sliced using a potato peeler or a julienne peeler
- 1 large telegraph cucumber, thinly sliced using a potato peeler or a julienne peeler (about 3 cups)
- 2 x 100g packs sugar-snap peas
- 2 fresh limes, juice
- large handful coriander, roughly chopped
Instructions
1 Combine mince with chilli, ginger and fish sauce and roll into even-sized meatballs. Make 20 balls (5 per serve).
2 Heat a large non-stick frying pan on a high heat. Add the meatballs and cook, turning for 10 minutes until cooked through. Add the sesame seeds and toss well. Remove from the heat.
3 Cook the noodles following packet instructions then drain and stir through sesame oil. In a large bowl toss together the carrot, cucumber, sugar snap peas, lime juice and noodles.
4 Serve meatballs on top of salad and sprinkle with coriander and extra sesame seeds.
Variations
Make it gluten free: Use rice noodles instead of hokkien noodles and check fish sauce is gluten free.
Nutrition Info (per serve)
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Calories 455cal
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Kilojoules 1900kJ
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Protein 43g
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Total fat 15g
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–Saturated fat 5g
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Carbohydrates 40g
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–Sugars 6g
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Dietary fibre 5g
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Sodium 580mg
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Calcium 90mg
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Iron 7.5mg
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.
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