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Asian Beef Noodle Salad

Steak salad recipe with Asian-style noodles for a summer packed lunch. High protein, easy meal prep recipe *From The Hungry Hungry Husband and Jamie Oliver*
Course Lunch
Cuisine Asian
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 10
Calories 260kcal
Cost 86p per serving

Ingredients

  • 500 g beef steak
  • ½ cucumber diced
  • 200 g radishes cut into quarters
  • 4 spring onions finely sliced
  • 3 carrots grated
  • 1 head little gem lettuce shredded
  • 30 g fresh coriander roughly chopped
  • 1 punnet cress stems snipped off
  • 1 thumb-sized piece ginger skin removed & thinly sliced into strips
  • 1 chilli (red or green is fine) finely chopped
  • 3 limes juice of
  • 3 nests egg noodles
  • 50 g cashew nuts
  • 2 tablespoons sesame seeds
  • 1 tablespoon sunflower seeds
  • 1 ciabatta roll diced
  • 3 teaspoons Chinese five-spice
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons fish sauce
  • 1 tablespoon sesame oil
  • 1 tablespoon coconut oil
  • salt & pepper for seasoning

Instructions

Prepare and cook the steak and croutons:

  • Add ½ tbsp of coconut oil to a frying pan on high heat and rub both sides of the steaks with Chinese five-spice and s&p
  • Add the seasoned steaks to the searing hot pan, flipping them every minute until cooked to your liking
  • When done, remove from the pan and leave to rest before slicing into very thin strips
  • Add ½ tbsp of coconut oil to the hot pan and fry the ciabatta cubes with s&p for 3–5 minutes until you have crispy croutons

Prepare the steak salad and dressing:

  • Combine the cucumber, radishes, spring onions, carrots, lettuce, coriander & cress, then top with the beef strips
  • To make the dressing, whisk together the strips of ginger, chilli, fish sauce, soy sauce, sesame oil & lime juice

Toast the nuts and cook the noodles:

  • Add the cashews, sesame seeds & sunflower seeds to a hot frying pan, tossing regularly for a few minutes until golden
  • Meanwhile, boil a kettle and cook the noodles according to the packet instructions, then drain and drizzle with a little sesame oil

Create the steak salad:

  • Plate up the noodles and the vegetable & steak salad before drizzling over the dressing
  • Finish by scattering over the toasted nuts & croutons

Notes

*tip* for rare steak cook for 1 minute per centimeter per side, i.e. if your steak is 2 cm thick, cook for 2 mins on each side
*tip* when you're cooking the nuts, you don’t need to add oil as they will give off some oil of their own
*hot option* keep the beef separate from the salad and pop the steak & noddles into the microwave for a few minutes, before mixing with the vegetables, croutons, nuts and dressing