Crisp Beef and Ricotta Salad with Lemon

Name: Crisp Beef and Ricotta Salad with Lemon
Prep time: 6 min
Cook time: 6 min
Total time: 12 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: international
Ingredients: 300 g halal-slaughtered beef steak, thinly sliced; 3 tbsp plain flour; 2 tbsp lemon juice, replacing balsamic; 1 head lettuce; 200 g halal ricotta; 2 tbsp olive oil for dressing; 2 tbsp frying oil, estimated

Crisp strips of beef over creamy ricotta and fresh lettuce.

300 g halal-slaughtered beef steak, thinly sliced
3 tbsp plain flour
2 tbsp lemon juice, replacing balsamic
1 head lettuce
200 g halal ricotta
2 tbsp olive oil for dressing
2 tbsp frying oil, estimated

Season the flour with salt and pepper and toss the thin beef strips in it until coated.
Heat the frying oil in a pan and cook the beef in batches until browned, crisp and cooked through. Drain on kitchen paper.
Dress the lettuce with the lemon juice and olive oil. Spread the ricotta over two plates, pile the leaves on top and finish with the crispy beef.

A halal adaptation inspired by Jules Clancy’s Stonesoup: 5 Ingredients | 10 Minutes (2010) · Photo: Jen Arrr, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Thai_Beef_Salad_(8476361911).jpg)