Life All Travel Destinations Entertaining Food All Chefs Recipes Restaurants Wine Pairing Food News Wine All Wine 101 Wine News Wine Regions Wine Varietals Wineries Home > Selector Magazine > Food > Lyndey Milan's crisp cucumber salad with beef skewers Food Lyndey Milan's crisp cucumber salad with beef skewers Preparation time 10 minutes Cooking time 6 minutes Serves 4 Fine, medium-bodied reds are the ticket for matching to the beef in this crisp cucumber salad by Lyndey Milan. Think Hunter Shiraz, Sangiovese or even Montepulciano. INGREDIENTS 400–600g minute (or sizzle steaks), each cut into 3 long strips Steamed long grain rice, to serve Sauce 2 tbsp (40ml) low salt soy sauce 1 tbsp (20ml) hoisin sauce 1 tbsp (20ml) rice vinegar or mirin 1 tsp (5ml) sesame oil 1 tsp brown sugar or honey 1 garlic clove, finely grated 1 tsp grated fresh ginger 1 tbsp sesame seeds Cucumber salad 1 telegraph cucumber 100g bean shoots ½ red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped (optional) 1 tbsp (20ml) rice vinegar 1 tsp caster sugar 1 tsp (5ml) light soy sauce ½ tsp sesame oil 2 tbsp purchased fried shallots or onions, to serve METHOD 1. Thread beef onto 16–20 long skewers (if bamboo, soak in cold water to prevent burning) and place in bottom of a flat dish. 2. Whisk all sauce ingredients together in a small bowl. Pour over beef skewers, avoiding the exposed skewer ends. Turn to ensure all meat is covered. Marinate while grill heats or overnight in fridge. 3. Pre-heat barbeque or grill pan to high. Meanwhile for the salad: shave the cucumber lengthways into ribbons with a vegetable peeler, stopping when you reach the seeds, then turn and repeat on other sides. Discard the core of seeds. Place cucumber ribbons in a colander to drain any liquid until ready to serve then place with bean shoots and chilli (if using) in a salad bowl. 4. Whisk the rice vinegar, sugar, sesame oil and soy sauce in a small bowl until the sugar dissolves. Set aside. 5. Grill skewers for no more than 3–4 minutes each side or until golden and sticky. 6. Toss salad with dressing. Top with fried shallots and serve immediately with beef skewers and rice, if desired. Food Chef Lyndey Milan Photographer John Paul Urizar Food Stylist Michaela Le Compte Preparation Time 10 minutes Cooking Time 6 minutes Serves 4 Shop Australian Wine Gudilly Sangiovese 2023 $20.40 in any 12 $21.60 in any 6 $24.00 each Price | options $20.40 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Exclusive Willow Bridge Estate Shiraz 2022 $25.50 in any 12 $27.00 in any 6 $30.00 each Price | options $25.50 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Eden Road The Long Road Shiraz 2023 $25.50 in any 12 $27.00 in any 6 $30.00 each Price | options $25.50 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Hungerford Hill Classic Series Shiraz 2023 $38.25 in any 12 $40.50 in any 6 $45.00 each Price | options $38.25 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Six Foot Six Shiraz 2023 $21.25 in any 12 $22.50 in any 6 $25.00 each Price | options $21.25 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart John Wallace Wines B.P.D. Shiraz 2023 $38.25 in any 12 $40.50 in any 6 $45.00 each Price | options $38.25 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Frankland Estate Isolation Ridge Syrah 2022 $49.30 in any 12 $52.20 in any 6 $58.00 each Price | options $49.30 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Exclusive Jackson's Hill Panoramic Shiraz 2023 $23.80 in any 12 $25.20 in any 6 $28.00 each Price | options $23.80 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Pauletts Shiraz 2020 $27.20 in any 12 $28.80 in any 6 $32.00 each Price | options $27.20 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Saltram Boundary Road Shiraz 2022 $68.00 in any 12 $72.00 in any 6 $80.00 each Price | options $68.00 in any 12 bottles Qty Add to cart Shop Best Australian Red Wine Discover more recipes by Lyndey Milan Food Lyndey Milan's scallop aguachile verde with cucumber and lime Food Lyndey Milans BBQ salmon skewers with crunchy slaw Food Lyndey Milan’s Warm asparagus & artichoke salad