Thai Beef Salad with Tofu
55 minutes
Little crispy bites of tofu are the perfect balance to the salty flavours in this Thai beef salad. Simple to make and very flavourful.
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Ingredients
Serves: 4
- 200g firm tofu, cut into cubes
- 4 cos lettuce leaves, torn
- 1/2 cup fresh mint, torn
- 1/2 cup Thai basil, torn
- 1 cucumber, peeled and sliced
- 1 red onion, sliced
- 1 teaspoon oil
- 100g steak, cut in thin strips
- salt and pepper, to taste
- Dressing
- 1/4 cup lime juice
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce
- 2 teaspoons sesame oil
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- 1 Thai chilli, finely diced
Directions
Preparation:20min ›
Cook:5min ›
Extra time:30min drying ›
Ready in:55min
- Put the tofu cubes on paper towels and let sit 30 minutes so they give up some of their moisture.
- In a salad bowl, combine lettuce, mint, basil, cucumber and onion.
- Make the dressing: combine the lime juice, fish sauce, sesame oil, sugar and Thai chilli and whisk until the sugar has dissolved. Drizzle half the dressing over the lettuce and toss.
- Heat a heavy frypan with 1 teaspoon oil and add the tofu and beef. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and cook until everything is seared, about 5 minutes. Add the remaining dressing to deglaze and stir around. Add the tofu and beef to the salad and serve.
