Griddled beef, spinach and papaya salad

I do enjoy the classic salad but every now and again I like to try something fresh and new. This recipe has simple and wholesome flavours with a bit of an exotic twist.

Give it a try and let me know what you think :)

Ingredients: 

• 400g sirloin steak
• 1 tbsp olive
• 200g baby spinach leaves
• 1 papaya, peeled, deseeded, sliced lengthways and fanned

For the dressing: 

• Juice of 1 lime
• 1 tbsp fish sauce
• 1 red chilli, de-seeded and finely chopped
• 5cm/2inch piece of fresh ginger, peeled and finely chopped
• 2 tsp Canderel Yellow
• Before you begin
• Serves 4 people
• Preparation time: 15 minutes
• Baking time: 15 minutes
• Per serving: 735 kilojoules

Step by step:

1. Coat the steak with the olive oil and season well with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper. Put to one side.
2. Add all the dressing ingredients to a small bowl and mix until the Canderel Yellow dissolves. Taste and adjust as needed - if it needs sweetening add more Canderel Yellow.
3. Heat a griddle pan to hot then add the steaks and cook undisturbed for about 2-3 minutes each side, remove and leave to sit for 5 minutes then slice into elegant thin slices across the grain.
4. Now assemble the salad into individual bowls, dividing up the spinach and layering with the steak and papaya.
5. Just before serving, drizzle over the dressing.