Name: Thai Beef Salad
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 1/2 to 1 tsp birds eye or Thai Chilli (, very finely sliced (Note 1)); 2 garlic cloves; 1 tbsp cilantro/coriander stems (, finely chopped); 2 tsp sugar; 2 tbsp fish sauce; 3 tbsp lime juice; 1 tbsp grape seed oil ((or canola or vegetable oil)); 7 - 8 oz / 200 - 250 g good quality beef steak - sirloin (, at room temperature (Note 2)); 1/2 tbsp oil ((vegetable, peanut or canola oil)); Salt and pepper; 2 cups mixed lettuce leaves; 1/4 cup cherry tomatoes (, halved); 1/4 small red onion ((spanish onion), very finely sliced); 1/2 cucumber (, cut horizontally then cut into slices (about 1/3 cup)); 1/4 cup cilantro/coriander leaves (, lightly packed); 1/4 cup mint leaves (, lightly packed); 1 tbsp peanuts (, roughly chopped); Extra cilantro/coriander and mint leaves