Warm Beef Salad Recipes

SPICED CRISPY BEEF SALAD WITH NOODLES & CRUNCHY VEG

Steps:

• Tip the noodles into a bowl, cover with boiling water and leave to soak for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Pick the herb leaves and add the stalks to the noodles.
• When the noodles are tender, discard the herb stalks and drain in a sieve. Refresh under cold water, then toss in a little extra virgin olive oil.
• Peel and finely slice the garlic, peel and finely chop the ginger, and deseed and finely slice the chilli. Trim and finely chop the spring onions.
• Scrub, trim, then speed-peel the carrot into long ribbons. Halve the cucumber lengthways, scoop out the seeds and finely slice into half moons.
• Trim and separate the gem lettuce leaves, then divide between your plates.
• Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a frying pan over a medium-high heat. Add the beef, then stir-fry for 8 to 10 minutes, or until crispy, breaking it up with the back of a spoon as you go. Add the garlic and half the ginger for the last few minutes.
• Mix the soy sauce, 2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil and half the lime juice together to make a dressing.
• Tip the noodles into a large bowl, then toss together with the carrot, cucumber, remaining ginger, most of the spring onion and two-thirds of the dressing, and drop in little piles onto the lettuce leaves.
• When the beef is crispy, add the sesame seeds and honey and cook for 1 minute, then scatter over the plates.
• Tear up the herb leaves, then sprinkle over the salad along with the remaining spring onion and the sliced chilli. Drizzle over the remaining dressing and serve with lime wedges for squeezing over.

LAYERED BEEF SALAD WITH WARM DRESSING

Steps:

• Whisk together the soy sauce, sukiyaki sauce, water, ginger, and garlic in a small bowl.
• Arrange the sliced steak in the bottom of a shallow baking dish. Pour about 1/2 of the soy sauce mixture over the steak. Allow to marinate 30 minutes.
• Build the salad by layering onto a platter the lettuce, onion, radish, cucumber, tomato, jicama, and eggs in that order.
• Heat the oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Cook the marinated steak strips in the hot oil to desired doneness, 3 minutes each side for medium-well.

THAI BEEF SALAD

Steps:

• Place the birds eye chili, garlic, cilantro stems and a small pinch of salt into a mortar and pestle. Grind until a smooth paste forms.
• Add the remaining Dressing ingredients. Adjust sugar, lime juice and fish sauce to taste. Set aside.
• Alternative: Finely mince garlic, coriander and chilli. Use side of knife to smear into paste on cutting board, then shake in jar with remaining ingredients.
• Preheat a skillet over high heat until screaming hot and smoking.
• Drizzle the beef with 1/2 tbsp of oil on both sides, then sprinkle with a good pinch of salt and pepper. Cook the beef to your liking (Note 2).
• Cook times: for steak 2cm / 4/5" thick, 2 min on each side for medium rare (until internal temp is 52°C/125°F) OR 2 1/2 min each side for medium (internal temp 57°C/135°F).
• Remove the beef from the skillet onto a plate. Loosely tent with foil and set aside for 10 minutes to rest.
• Place lettuce in a bowl, drizzle with 1 tbsp Dressing and toss.
• Slice the beef thinly against the grain (Note 2) and place in a bowl with the remaining Salad ingredients. Dress with most remaining Dressing and toss gently.
• Pile dressed lettuce onto plate(s), pile over beef and other salad ingredients.
• Sprinkle with peanuts and garnish with extra cilantro/coriander and mint leaves if using, drizzle with remaining Dressing. Serve immediately!

WARM BEEF TRI-TIP SALAD

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine the beef, soy sauce, chile flakes, garlic and 1 tablespoon minced shallots. Marinate for 1 hour at room temperature.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Put a baking sheet in the hot oven 30 minutes prior to using.
• When the baking sheet is hot, carefully remove it and place it on your stove top. Drizzle some olive oil on the baking sheet and toss with the beef and 1 cup sliced shallots. Return it to the oven and roast until the meat is medium rare, about 8 minutes.
• Season the spinach and radicchio with olive oil, salt and pepper and spread on a serving platter in a single layer. Place the beef and caramelized shallots on and around the leaves.
• Add the red wine vinegar to the baking sheet and scrape off the bits from the bottom. Add the extra-virgin olive oil and whisk the liquids together. Drizzle the salad with the vinaigrette and top with the blue cheese and Pecorino Romano.

WARM BEEF AND SPINACH SALAD

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the sour cream, milk, horseradish and mustard; set aside., In a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray, cook and stir onion over medium-high heat until tender. Add beef; cook and stir until heated through., In a salad bowl, combine spinach and tomatoes. Add beef mixture and dressing; toss to coat.

WARM BEEF SALAD

Steps:

• flatten your steak if it is a thick one, and sprinkle with cracked pepper.
• cook till rare or medium, place on board to rest for 5 minutes.
• combine salad greens in a bowl.
• combine dressing ingredients in a small microwave safe container.
• microwave till honey is liquid, mix well.
• slice your steak thinly, and put on top of the greens, pour over the dressing and toss lightly.
• enjoy!