Spicy Thai Beef Salad

• Recipe by Elizabeth Nabnian and Sompon Nabnian

Ingredients

1. 6 tablespoons fresh lime juice
2. 5 tablespoons Asian fish sauce
3. 2 Thai chiles, minced
4. 1 teaspoon sugar
5. 1/2 pound thinly sliced rare beef
6. 5 small scallions, cut into 1-inch lengths
7. 3 medium shallots, thinly sliced
8. 1 medium tomato, halved and sliced
9. 1 cup thinly sliced peeled cucumber
10. 1/2 cup chopped celery leaves

Directions

1. In a large bowl, mix the lime juice, fish sauce, chiles and sugar; stir to dissolve the sugar. Add the beef, scallions, shallots, tomato, cucumber and celery leaves, toss gently and serve.