Mongolian Stir-fried Beef with Rainbow Chickpea Salad

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High protein 1/3 daily fibre 6 plants

Mongolian Stir-fried Beef with Rainbow Chickpea Salad

Prep time: 15 mins
Total time: 30 mins
Cuisine: Asian
Food group: Beef

A superstar salad that’s lick-your-fingers-good. Pan-fry grass-fed British beef with garlic and ginger, then drench in tamari and honey. Stir through spring onions and dish up over a medley of red cabbage, chickpeas, carrot and spinach.

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  1. Bring a large saucepan filled with salted hot water to a boil. Add the rice and boil for 25-30 mins, until cooked. Drain, then rinse under cold water to cool. Set aside.
  2. Coarsely grate the carrots. Trim and thinly slice the cabbage. Roughly chop the spinach. Drain and rinse the chickpeas. Place all in a large mixing bowl with 1 tbsp olive oil. Zest and halve both limes, then add half the zest and juice from both limes to the bowl. Season with sea salt and mix well.
  3. Finely chop or grate the garlic and ginger. Thinly slice the spring onions. Add the beef strips to a bowl and evenly coat with the cornflour and a pinch of sea salt.
  4. Heat a large frying pan with 2 tsp oil on high heat. Add the beef and cook for 30 seconds, per side, until golden brown (cook in batches if necessary). Add the garlic and ginger and cook for 30 seconds, then add the tamari and honey. Cook for 1-2 mins, until the sauce thickens. Remove from the heat and stir in the spring onions.
  5. Stir the cooked rice through the salad. Serve the rice salad topped with beef.

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