Chilli & lime steak salad

beef brian glover chilli chillies chinese coriander cucumber cucumbers garlic clove garlic cloves herb salad lime limes radish radishes roasted peanut roasted peanuts steak steaks thai fish sauce

Ingredients

1 garlic clove , crushed

1 tsp brown sugar

1 lime , juice only

1 fresh chilli , seeded and finely chopped

a few drops of Thai fish sauce or light soy sauce

120g bag herb salad

a third of a cucumber , halved and sliced

5 radishes , sliced

15g pack fresh coriander

2 x 100-140g/4-5oz fillet steaks

a handful of chopped roasted peanuts

Method

Whisk together the garlic clove, brown sugar, lime juice and the chilli. Add the Thai fish sauce. Toss the herb salad with the cucumber, radishes and the torn coriander leaves. Divide between 2 plates.

Pan fry the steaks, trimmed of fat, for 4-5 minutes each side, rest, slice thinly and put on top of the salad. Tip the steak juices into the dressing, pour over the salad and scatter with the roasted peanuts.