Name: Thai salad with meatballs
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 300 gram lean beef mince; 2 tablespoon sweet chilli sauce; 1 cup chopped coriander leaves; 1/2 red onion, thinly sliced; 3 green onions (shallots), sliced diagonally; 2 tomatoes, cut into wedges; 1 lebanese cucumber, thinly sliced diagonally; 1 long red chilli, seeded, thinly sliced diagonally; 1 baby cos lettuce, leaves torn; 1/2 cup mint leaves, torn; 2 tablespoon lime juice; 1 tablespoon brown sugar; 2 teaspoon fish sauce; cooking oil spray

Thai salad with meatballs

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Serves 4

Prep

20M

Cook

15M

Total

35M

Ingredients

300 gram lean beef mince

2 tablespoon sweet chilli sauce

1 cup chopped coriander leaves

1/2 red onion, thinly sliced

3 green onions (shallots), sliced diagonally

2 tomatoes, cut into wedges

1 lebanese cucumber, thinly sliced diagonally

1 long red chilli, seeded, thinly sliced diagonally

1 baby cos lettuce, leaves torn

1/2 cup mint leaves, torn

2 tablespoon lime juice

1 tablespoon brown sugar

2 teaspoon fish sauce

cooking oil spray

Method

1.Combine beef mince with sweet chilli sauce and half the coriander; season. With wet hands, form 16 balls; place on a plate and chill 10 minutes.

2.Meanwhile, combine onion, green onion, tomato, cucumber, chilli, lettuce, mint and remaining coriander in a bowl.

3.Combine lime juice, sugar and fish sauce in a jug, stirring until sugar dissolves.

4.Lightly spray a non-stick frying pan with cooking oil spray; heat on medium. Cook meatballs 10-12 minutes, rolling in pan so they keep their shape, until browned and cooked.

5.Add meatballs to salad. Drizzle with dressing; gently toss and serve.

If the meatballs are browning too quickly, finish cooking them in a hot, 200°C, oven (180°C fan-forced).
Note

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