Thai Beef and Noodle Salad Recipe

Ingredients

• 3 tbsp fresh lime juice or rice wine vinegar
• 2 tbsp water
• 2 tbsp brown sugar
• 1 tbsp tamari or all-purpose soy sauce
• 1 tbsp fish sauce, or more tamari or soy sauce
• 1 tbsp sesame oil
• ¼ tsp freshly grated garlic
• ¼ tsp freshly grated ginger
• 250 g vermicelli rice noodles
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 500 g minced (ground) beef
• 1 tsp freshly grated ginger
• 1 tsp freshly grated garlic
• 2 tbsp tamari or all-purpose soy sauce
• 2 tbsp runny honey
• 2 tbsp freshly squeezed lime juice
• 2 Lebanese (short/Persian) cucumbers, sliced
• 250 g cherry tomatoes, quartered
• ½ red onion, finely sliced
• ½ bunch Thai basil, leaves picked (or regular basil)
• ½ bunch coriander (cilantro), leaves picked
• ½ bunch mint, leaves picked
• 35 g crushed peanuts
• Crispy fried shallots, to serve