For the beef salad
- 500 g thick Irish beef fillet, well trimmed
- 1 tbsp sunflower oil
- 1 small cucumber, peeled, halved, seeded and cut into 1 cm slices
- 4 red shallots, thinly sliced
- 100 g cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1 mild red chilli, de-seeded and thinly sliced
- handful fresh mint leaves
- handful fresh coriander leaves
- 4 spring onions, thinly sliced
- 100 g mixed green salad leaves
For the Asian dressing
- 2 tsp caster sugar
- juice of 1 lime
- 1 tsp freshly grated ginger
- 1 red chilli, de-seeded and very finely chopped
- 1 tbsp toasted sesame oil
For the peanut sauce
- 100 g dry roasted peanuts (unsalted)
- 1 tbsp sunflower oil
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp sweet chilli sauce
- Sea salt and freshly-ground black pepper