Warm beef salad with sweet & sour cucumber

Warm beef salad with sweet & sour cucumber

A low-fat yet filling main using fresh flavours and produce

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 2

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 30 mins

Method

  1. Rub the steak with a little oil. Heat a non-stick pan and cook for 2 minutes each side for rare, 3 for medium. Leave to rest for 5 minutes. In a small saucepan, heat the vinegar and sugar until the sugar dissolves. Add the chilli flakes and coriander and pour over the cucumber and tomatoes.
  2. When the steak has rested, slice and serve on top of the cucumber with basmati rice.

Per serving

242 kcalories, protein 30.6g, carbohydrate 8g, fat 10 g, saturated fat 2.9g, fibre 0g, salt 0 g

Recipe from olive magazine, January 2007.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 2

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 30 mins

Ingredients

  • 1 large sirloin steak or 2 small, about 250g total, trimmed of all fat
  • oil
  • 2 tbsp rice vinegar or cider vinegar
  • 2 tsp golden caster sugar
  • pinch chilli flakes
  • bunch coriander , chopped
  • ½ cucumber , cut into strips with a potato peeler
  • handful cherry tomatoes , halved
  • steamed basmati rice , to serve
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Per serving

242 kcalories, protein 30.6g, carbohydrate 8g, fat 10 g, saturated fat 2.9g, fibre 0g, salt 0 g

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