Thai Beef Salad

Meat
* You will need approx 150-200g of beef per person, the best and most affordable way to do this I feel would be to buy thin steaks and cook them briefly on each side till warm through but nice and rare in the middle, then cut them into thin slices and set aside
(alternatively if you want to splash out) buy fillet of beef and thinly slice and marinate beef for about 1/2 hour in some lime juice, chopped red chilli and chopped garlic, the lime will virtually cook the beef so you will just need to toss it quickly in a fry pan and set aside)

Salad – you will need to take a guess at quantities depending on how many people you are cooking fo (I like to slice my vegetables in long thin slices, but chop as you prefer )
* Cucumber
* Red pepper
* Spanish onion
* Bean sprouts
* Finely chopped iceberg lettuce
* Chopped mint (Vietnamese is best but I’ve not been able to find that in London so if you can't find it just use ordinary mint)
* Chopped coriander
* Rice vermicelli noodles (not necessary, infact I'd rather not use them, but good when you are feeding boys and want the dish to go that bit further….)
* Chopped chilli (if you like it extra spicy – otherwise the dressing should give you a gentle amount of spice)

Dressing
* ½ cup of premade sweet chilli sauce (Ihave already sent you my recipe)
* ½ cup of lime juice (about 3 limes usually)
* 1 teaspoon of fish sauce (this stuff stinks but really enhances the flavour so it is worth it!!)

* Or alternatively (for the sauce) use Palm Sugar (about 2 tablespoons), a handful of chopped red chillies, fish sauce and lime juice as above.

- Place all ingredients together and cover with dressing and then toss through and serve
- Garnish with some mint/coriander or loosely crushed cashews and a lime wedge.

A wonderfully refreshing dinner or lunch!!