Thai Beef Salad with Fresh Mint

Ingredients

• 1 pound sirloin or flank steak
• 2 tablespoons fish sauce
• 2 limes, juiced
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 red chile, sliced
• 1 cucumber, sliced
• 1 shallot, thinly sliced
• 1 cup fresh mint leaves
• 1/2 cup cilantro leaves

Method

1. Season and sear steak until medium-rare or preferred doneness.
2. Whisk fish sauce, lime juice, sugar, and chile into a sharp dressing.
3. Rest steak, then slice thinly across the grain.
4. Toss cucumber, shallot, mint, cilantro, beef, and dressing together.
5. Serve while the beef is still slightly warm.