Thai beef noodle salad recipe | 220 Triathlon

Ingredients

• 250g thin rice noodles
• 1 pack asparagus, each stalk sliced into three, on a slant
• 4 carrots, peeled and sliced finely on a slant
• 1tbsp sunflower oil
• 2-3 good quality steaks (rump, sirloin or fillet)
• 1 red pepper, deseeded and sliced finely
• 2 long red chillis, deseeded and sliced on a slant
• 4 spring onions, topped and tailed and sliced on a slant
• 2 baby gem lettuces, shredded
• Large handful of baby tomatoes, halved
• 50g roasted cashew nuts, roughly chopped
• Large pack of fresh coriander, mint or basil leaves, roughly chopped
• 4tbsps water
• 2tbsps lime juice
• 1tsp Thai shrimp paste
• 4tbsps Thai fish sauce
• 2tbsps soft brown sugar
• 2tsps chilli paste
• Plenty of freshly ground black pepper