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Vietnamese barbecued beef, kumara and mint salad

Boost your iron, protein and fibre with this satisfying Vietnamese-style salad with fresh herbs.

  • Time to make: 30 mins, plus 20 minutes marinating
  • Serving: 4 people
Ratings: 5.0
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 1 stick lemongrass, white part only, finely chopped
  • 2 teaspoons grated fresh ginger
  • 2 teaspoons sesame oil
  • 3 teaspoons chilli paste
  • 500g lean rump beef steak, fat trimmed
  • 2 x 175g packs kumara noodles (see tips)
  • spray olive oil
  • ¼ small red cabbage, shredded
  • 2 cups snow peas or green beans, trimmed, thinly sliced
  • 2 red capsicums, deseeded, thinly sliced
  • 1 cup fresh mint, plus extra to garnish
  • 1 tablespoon fish sauce
  • 1 tablespoon lime juice
  • 1 teaspoon castor sugar
  • lime halves or wedges, to garnish
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 In a medium-large shallow dish, combine lemongrass, ginger, sesame oil and 2 teaspoons of the chilli paste. Add beef and turn to coat. Cover and set aside for 20 minutes.

    2 Cook kumara noodles following packet instructions. Drain and set aside to cool.

    3 Preheat barbecue hotplate or chargrill pan to medium-high. Lightly spray beef with oil. Cook for 2-3 minutes each side, or until cooked to your liking. Transfer to a plate, cover loosely with foil and set aside to rest for 5 minutes before thinly slicing.

    4 In a large bowl, combine cabbage, snow peas, capsicum, mint and kumara noodles. In a small bowl, combine fish sauce, lime juice, sugar and remaining chilli paste, stirring to dissolve sugar. Add dressing to salad and gently toss to combine.

    5 Serve salad topped with beef and extra mint leaves and lime on the side, to garnish.

    Variations

    Make it gluten free: Check chilli paste and fish sauce are gluten free.

    Make it low FODMAP: Use spiralised carrot rather than kumara for noodles and green beans rather than snow peas.

    HFG tip

    You can find packs of spiralised sweet potato noodles in supermarkets.

    NOTE: If you have a nut allergy and are using packaged goods in recipes, please check the allergen warning on the packet regarding nuts.

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