Vietnamese Beef Salad

Very delicious! Watercress is a really good idea, it's peppery taste complements the salad very well. If you can't get watercress, rocket is probably the best substitute.

The dressing was very good. I used only the juice of half a lime instead of a whole one which was a good idea. The dressing could have used a little more chilli, though that will really depend on what kind of chilli you use (we used a large one as we couldn't get bird's eye chilli).

I was worried that it wouldn't be suitable as a lunch box salad - the grated carrots could dry out, the beef of course has a limited shelf life; but actually it worked quite well. Admittedly, we cooked the beef until it was done, just to be on the safe side. DH also mentioned that he would have liked to see a little more beef next time.

A lot better than the Thai Beef Salad we made before.