Leftover beef noodle salad recipe

Name: Leftover beef noodle salad
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 300g pack rice noodles; 1 garlic clove, peeled and crushed; 2 tsp golden caster sugar; juice of 1½ limes; 2 tbsp fish sauce; 1 red chilli, finely sliced; 2 large carrots, peeled and coarsely grated or shredded with a julienne peeler; 4 mini cucumbers, peeled and sliced on the diagonal; 150g cherry tomatoes, halved; 75g radishes, finely sliced; 4 spring onions, trimmed and finely sliced; 20g mint, leaves picked (larger ones roughly chopped); 20g coriander, leaves and stalks roughly chopped; 200g leftover rare roast beef, thinly sliced; 25g roasted salted peanuts, roughly chopped

Turn roast beef leftovers into this fresh 'n' punchy Asian-inspired noodle salad, packed with crunchy veg and fragrant herbs.

See method

Serves 4
Takes 25 mins
304 calories / serving

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Tesco Rice Noodles 300G
STIR FRY Meal Deal for £5 Clubcard Price - Buy 1 Stir Fry Protein, 1 Noodle Or Rice, 1 Sauce & 1 Vegetable Bag
Offer valid for delivery from 29/12/2025 until 31/12/2026
300g pack rice noodles
£1.15
£3.83/kg
Tesco Large Garlic
1 garlic clove, peeled and crushed
£0.50
£0.50/each
Tesco Golden Caster 1Kg Bag
2 tsp golden caster sugar
£2.85
£2.85/kg
Tesco Limes Each
Aldi Price Match
juice of 1½ limes
£0.23
£0.23/each
Blue Dragon Fish Sauce 150Ml
2 tbsp fish sauce
£1.85
£12.33/litre
Tesco Red Chillies 60G
Aldi Price Match
1 red chilli, finely sliced
£0.51
£8.50/kg
Tesco Chantenay Carrot and Baby Parsnip 350g
£1.30 Clubcard Price
(£3.71/kg)
Offer valid for delivery from 06/10/2026 until 19/10/2026
2 large carrots, peeled and coarsely grated or shredded with a julienne peeler
£1.55
£4.43/kg
Tesco Whole Cucumber Each
Aldi Price Match
4 mini cucumbers, peeled and sliced on the diagonal
£0.99
£0.99/each
Nightingale Farms Cherry Tomatoes 250G
150g cherry tomatoes, halved
£0.62
£2.48/kg
Tesco Radish Pack 240G
75g radishes, finely sliced
£0.56
£2.33/kg
Tesco Bunched Spring Onions 100G
4 spring onions, trimmed and finely sliced
£0.69
£6.90/kg
Tesco Fresh Cut Mint 30G
Aldi Price Match
20g mint, leaves picked (larger ones roughly chopped)
£0.50
£16.67/kg
Tesco Fresh Cut Coriander 30G
Aldi Price Match
20g coriander, leaves and stalks roughly chopped
£0.50
£16.67/kg
Tesco British Roast Beef Slices 90g
Any 2 for £3.50 Clubcard Price - Selected Tesco Sliced Cooked Meat
Offer valid for delivery from 26/09/2026 until 21/03/2027
200g leftover rare roast beef, thinly sliced
£2.30
£25.56/kg
Stockwell & Co Roasted & Salted Peanuts 200G
Aldi Price Match
25g roasted salted peanuts, roughly chopped
£0.59
£2.95/kg

Method

Cook the noodles according to pack instructions. Run under cold water and set aside to cool.
Tip the garlic, sugar, lime juice and fish sauce into a bowl, then whisk until well. Add the chilli, according to taste. Taste and adjust the flavours if you need to: it should be a balance of hot, sour, salty and sweet.
Add the carrot, cucumbers, tomatoes, radishes, spring onion, herbs and noodles to a large salad bowl and pour over most of the dressing. Toss until everything is well combined, then lay the beef slices over the top. Pour over the remaining dressing and scatter over the peanuts, to serve.