Thai Beef Noodle Salad

This thai beef noodle salad features tender beef strips tossed with rice noodles, fresh vegetables, and a zesty dressing. It's a refreshing and flavorful dish perfect for a light lunch or dinner.
This recipe is thai style, lunch, scaled for 4 servings, with 20 min prep and 10 min cook.
Prep: 20 min · Cook: 10 min · Total: 30 min · Serves: 4
Quick cooking notes
- Core ingredients include fresh cilantro, fish sauce, crushed peanuts, cucumber.
- Follow all 7 steps in order for the intended texture and doneness.
- Ingredient quantities listed below are for 4 servings.
Ingredients
- 1 cup fresh cilantro (chopped)
- 1 tbsp fish sauce
- 50 g crushed peanuts
- 1 medium cucumber (sliced)
- 3 tbsp soy sauce
- 200 g rice noodles
- 1 medium carrot (julienned)
- 3 stalks green onions (chopped)
- 2 tbsp lime juice
- 1 medium red bell pepper (sliced)
- 300 g beef sirloin (sliced)
- 1 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
Instructions
- Cook the rice noodles according to package instructions, then drain and rinse under cold water.
- In a large skillet, heat a tablespoon of sesame oil over medium-high heat and add the sliced beef sirloin.
- Cook the beef for about 5-7 minutes until browned and cooked through, then remove from heat.
- In a large bowl, combine the cooked noodles, beef, carrot, cucumber, red bell pepper, green onions, and cilantro.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the soy sauce, lime juice, fish sauce, and brown sugar until well combined.
- Pour the dressing over the noodle mixture and toss to combine thoroughly.
- Serve the salad topped with crushed peanuts for added crunch.
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories: 480
- Protein: 30 g
- Fat: 18 g
- Carbohydrates: 50 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Sugar: 5 g
- Sodium: 900 mg
Nutrition values are estimates based on stored ingredient totals and serving size.
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