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Thai lamb salad

Duration: medium

Age: parent

Keywords: conception, male fertility, female fertility, protein, iron

summary:

Drizzled with a zesty lime and chilli dressing, this special lamb salad is sure to become a fast favourite for the whole family.

Ingredients

2 lamb eye of loin [backstraps]
canola oil
100g salad leaves
1 punnet cherry tomatoes, halved
1 cucumber, sliced
1 red salad onion, sliced
2 fresh mangoes, sliced

For Lime and Chilli Dressing

1 tbsp lime and chilli sauce
2 tsp fish sauce
1 tbsp sesame oil
2 tbsp lime juice
2 tbsp chopped coriander or mint

Instructions

Brush lamb with a little oil to stop surface drying out and sticking to BBQ plate or char grill.
Toss salad vegetables and mangoes in a salad bowl.
Cook lamb to preference, cover and rest about 2 minutes before slicing thinly.
Combine dressing ingredients in a screw top jar and shake well.
Toss the sliced lamb in dressing, then with salad. Serve immediately.

Tip
For a taste variation, replace mangoes with fresh papaya. Also try adding cooked, rinsed rice, or cellophane noodles, chopped into bite-sized lengths.

Serves 4