🍽️ Spicy Beef Skewers with Fresh Cucumber and Apple Salad

Name: Spicy Beef Skewers with Fresh Cucumber and Apple Salad
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 600 g beef sirloin steak; 3 tbsp sesame oil; 2 tbsp soy sauce; pepper; 1 pinch chili powder; 2 tsp honey; 400 g small salad cucumber (1 small salad cucumber); 1 red apple; 3 spring onions; 2 sprigs mint; 45 g roasted nut kernels (3 tbsp; e.g.: hazelnuts, almonds, peanuts); 1 lime (juice); salt; 3 tbsp olive oil; 25 g white sesame seeds (2 tbsp)

505 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

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Ingredients

600 g beef sirloin steak
3 tbsp sesame oil
2 tbsp soy sauce
pepper
1 pinch chili powder
2 tsp honey
400 g small salad cucumber (1 small salad cucumber)
1 red apple
3 spring onions
2 sprigs mint
45 g roasted nut kernels (3 tbsp; e.g.: hazelnuts, almonds, peanuts)
1 lime (juice)
salt
3 tbsp olive oil
25 g white sesame seeds (2 tbsp)

Instructions

1. Rinse the beef under cold water and pat it completely dry with a kitchen towel.
2. Cut the meat into thin, long strips by slicing it lengthwise.
3. Thread the meat strips onto eight prepared wooden skewers.
4. Whisk two tablespoons of sesame oil with soy sauce, pepper, chili powder, and one teaspoon of honey in a small bowl.
5. Turn the skewers in the marinade so they are coated all over.
6. Let the skewers marinate for ten minutes to absorb the flavors.
7. Peel the cucumber and cut it lengthwise into four halves.
8. Cut the cucumber halves into bite-sized pieces.
9. Wash the apple, cut it into quarters, and remove the core.
10. Dice the apple flesh into small, even pieces.
11. Wash the spring onions and slice them diagonally into thin rings.
12. Wash the mint and shake off the excess water.
13. Carefully pluck the mint leaves from the stems.
14. Roughly chop the nuts with a knife.
15. Mix the lime juice with salt, pepper, the remaining honey, and olive oil to create a dressing.
16. Place the prepared cucumber, apples, spring onions, mint, and nuts into a large bowl.
17. Pour the dressing over the salad ingredients and mix everything thoroughly.
18. Heat the remaining sesame oil in a grill pan over medium heat.
19. Let the excess marinade drip off the skewers.
20. Fry the skewers in batches for two to three minutes on each side until cooked through.
21. Drizzle the remaining marinade over the finished skewers.
22. Finally, sprinkle the skewers with sesame seeds.
23. Serve the warm skewers together with the cold cucumber salad.

Nutrition per serving

kcal: 505
Protein: 40 g · Fett/Fat: 31 g · Carbs: 17 g