VIETNAMESE-STYLE BEEF SALAD

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Lighten up beef mince in this Asian inspired noodle salad with crunchy carrots, beansprouts, and crushed peanuts

Provided by Cassie Best

Time 40m

Number Of Ingredients 10

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Ingredients

500g beef mince
2 red chillies , 1 finely chopped, the other thinly sliced
4 garlic cloves , crushed
100ml oyster sauce
3 limes , juice of 2, 1 cut into wedges
300g bag cooked rice noodles
3 carrots , cut into thin julienne
300g bag beansprouts
small bunch mint , leaves picked
50g unsalted peanuts , roughly chopped

Steps:

Dry-fry the beef in a frying pan until nicely browned and starting to crisp, then pour off any fat. Add the chopped chilli and garlic, and fry for a few more mins. Add the oyster sauce and lime juice, and cook for another 5 mins until sticky.
To assemble the salad, divide the rice noodles between bowls, top with the beef, then place a handful of carrot, beansprouts and mint leaves around each bowl. Sprinkle with peanuts and the sliced chilli. Before eating, toss all the ingredients together.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 517 calories, Fat 27 grams fat, SaturatedFat 10 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 33 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 8 grams sugar, Fiber 5 grams fiber, Protein 33 grams protein, Sodium 2.1 milligram of sodium