Rare beef salad with avocado and beetroot

This simple, flavour-packed rare beef salad is just the ticket for those long evenings. This salad is easy to make and very satisfying.

Serves: Four to six

Ingredients:

• 500-600g beef rump or sirloin steak, 2cm thick
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 12 pre-cooked baby beetroot
• 2 teaspoons wasabi paste
• 1/4 cup sour cream
• 2 handfuls of rocket (about 100g)
• 2 teaspoons red wine vinegar
• 1 avocado, sliced

Method:

1. Rub the beef with a little oil the oil, season with salt and fry for four minutes on each side. Allow to rest for 5 minutes then slice as thinly as possible on the diagonal.
2. Mix together the wasabi paste and sour cream, adding a couple teaspoons of water so you have a drizzling consistency.
3. Dress the rocket with the vinegar and the remaining oil.
4. Arrange the rocket, beef, avocado and beetroot on a plate and spoon over the wasabi dressing. Serve with boiled baby potatoes.   

Mmm, doesn’t that sound delicious!

Written by Ginny Grant. First appeared on Stuff.co.nz. Image credit: Jason Dorday / Fairfax NZ

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