Thai Beef Salad

Name: Thai Beef Salad
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 25 min
Cuisine: Asian, Thai
Ingredients: 1/2 tsp birds eye or Thai Chilli (, deseeded and finely minced (Note 1)); 1/4 tsp finely minced garlic ((1/2 small clove)); 1 tbsp finely chopped cilantro/coriander stems; 2 1/4 tsp white sugar; 2 tbsp fish sauce; 3 tbsp lime juice; 1 tbsp grapeseed oil ((or canola or vegetable oil)); 1 small pinch cooking / kosher salt; 7 - 8 oz / 200 - 250 g good quality beef steak - sirloin (, at room temperature (Note 2)); 1 tbsp oil ((vegetable, peanut or canola oil)); 1/4 tsp each salt and pepper; 2 heaped cups mixed lettuce leaves; 10 cherry tomatoes (, halved); 1/4 small red onion (, very finely sliced); 1/2 cucumber (optional deseed) (, 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); 1/4 cup finely chopped peanuts (, roasted, unsalted); Extra cilantro/coriander and mint leaves

Instructions

Prep:20minCook:5min

Recipe video above. A great Thai Beef Salad comes down to the perfect balance of flavours in the dressing. To achieve this, I'm going to ask you to use teaspoons to measure the garlic and chilli. Because - not all garlic cloves are the same size. So annoying, right??!Grinding coriander to mix into the dressing gives this an extra dimension that makes this a restaurant standard recipe. It makes all the difference to the flavour!

Updated at: Tue, 12 May 2026 08:05:06 GMT