Thai-style salad | New World

Ingredients

• 300g long grain brown rice*
• ½ large iceberg lettuce*, shredded
• 2 large carrots, cut into thin matchsticks or grated
• ½ cucumber*, thinly sliced
• 1 medium red onion, finely sliced
• 1 capsicum, sliced
• 15g fresh cut mint leaves, roughly chopped (optional)
• ½ bunch spring onions*, thinly sliced with white and green parts separated
• 1 lemon, zest and juice
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 2 cloves garlic, grated or 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1 fresh red chilli, thinly sliced or ½ teaspoon chilli flakes (optional)
• 400g lean beef mince*
• 1 tablespoon fish sauce or 2 teaspoons soy sauce
• Pepper, to taste