Nigel Slater's Grilled Beef Vietnamese Salad

Course Salads Prep Time 15m Total Time 25m

Ingredients in this Recipe

1 (4 inch) piece cucumber, cut into matchsticks
1 pound hanger, skirt, or other well marbled steaks
1 to 2 tablespoon sweet chile sauce, or another chile paste such as sambal
1/2 cup roughly chopped cilantro
1/2 cup roughly chopped mint leaves
2 bunches watercress, tough stems removed
2 large tomatoes, seeded and cut into thin wedges
2 medium carrots, cut into matchsticks
2 teaspoons sugar
3 tablespoons juice from 2 limes
4 tablespoons Vietnamese or Thai fish sauce
8 to 10 kaffir lime leaves, center stem removed, very thinly shredded (optional)
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

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