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Vietnamese Beef Salad

In a jug, whisk oil, juice, sauce and sugar. Spoon 1 tbsp dressing over beef, turning.

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| Prep 20 mins + Resting | Cook 5 mins | Serves 4 |

¼ cup peanut oil

¼ lime juice 1 tbsp fish sauce

1 tbsp brown sugar

500 g beef rump steak, trimmed

4 cups shredded wombok (Chinese cabbage)

150 g snow peas, blanched, sliced

4 radishes, trimmed, cut into matchsticks

4 green onions, thinly sliced

½ cup coriander leaves

¼ mint leaves, torn

1 long red chilli, halved, seeded, thinly sliced

⅓ cup peanuts, roasted, chopped

2 tbsps fried shallots

1 In a jug, whisk oil, juice, sauce and sugar. Spoon 1 tbsp dressing over beef, turning.

2 Preheat pan. Cook beef 2 to 3 mins each side, until cooked to taste. Transfer to a plate and cover loosely with foil. Rest 5 mins. Slice thinly.

3 In a large bowl, combine all the vegetables and herbs. Toss with remaining dressing.

4 Top with beef and serve with peanuts and fried shallots.

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