VegetarianThai Cuisine

Thai rice noodle salad

About This Recipe

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step 1 Place the noodles and beansprouts in a heatproof bowl and cover with boiling water.
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Leave for 4 mins, or until the noodles are tender.
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Drain, then cool under cold running water and drain again.
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Return to the bowl.
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step 2 Stir together the lime zest and juice, fish or soy sauce and sugar.
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Stir into the noodles with the red onion and lettuce.
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step 3 To make with mince, heat a little oil in a non-stick frying pan and stir-fry 500g minced pork, a small knob of grated ginger and pinch cayenne pepper or chilli powder for 10 mins, until the mince is browned and cooked through.
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Mix into the noodles, divide between four bowls and serve warm.
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step 4 To make with steak, make the rice noodle salad.
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Heat 1 tsp sunflower oil in a frying pan.
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Tip 2 tbsp sesame seeds onto a plate.
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Rub 1 tsp oil into 4 x 175g sirloin steaks and press into sesame seeds.
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Fry for 5 mins for medium rare, turning halfway.
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Leave to rest for 5 mins, then thinly slice.
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Toss 1 deseeded and shredded red chilli, and a handful mint leaves into noodles.
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Top with steak to serve.