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Beef Salad with Vinaigrette Dressing

Here’s an interesting lunch or light supper salad that uses cooked eye-of-round roast, such as leftovers from Tuscan Braised Beef (page 172), and your choice of two dressings. You can even use leftovers of the leftovers tomorrow—any extra salad makes a great filling for sandwiches.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    serves 4, 1 cup per serving

Ingredients

Salad

3 cups lightly packed arugula or mixed baby greens (about 3 ounces)
12 ounces cooked roast from Tuscan Braised Beef or other thinly sliced cooked and chilled eye-of-round roast
1/2 small red onion, thinly sliced
1 teaspoon capers, drained
1/8 teaspoon salt
Pepper to taste

Vinaigrette Dressing

3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
1/4 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1/4 teaspoon bottled minced garlic or 1 small garlic clove, minced
1 tablespoon olive oil (extra-virgin preferred)

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Stack the arugula leaves on a cutting board. Cut them crosswise at 1-inch intervals. Or chop the baby greens. Arrange on salad plates.

    Step 2

    Cut the beef slices into 1 x 1/2-inch strips. Arrange on the arugula. Sprinkle with the remaining salad ingredients.

    Step 3

    In a small bowl, whisk together the vinegar, mustard, and garlic. Slowly whisk in the oil. Pour over the salad.

  2. Beef Salad with Horseradish Dressing

    Step 4

    Prepare the salad as directed, substituting 4 medium radishes, thinly sliced, for the red onion and capers. Instead of the vinaigrette dressing, whisk together 1/2 cup fat-free plain yogurt; 1 tablespoon light mayonnaise; 1 teaspoon grated onion or onion juice, or to taste, and 1 to 1 1/2 teaspoons bottled white horseradish, drained.

  3. Cook’s Tip on Beef Yield

    Step 5

    Beef shrinks about 25 percent when it cooks. To get 12 ounces of cooked meat, start with 1 pound.

  4. nutrition information

    Step 6

    (Per Serving)

    Step 7

    Calories: 181

    Step 8

    Total Fat: 6.0g

    Step 9

    Saturated: 1.5g

    Step 10

    Trans: 0.0g

    Step 11

    Polyunsaturated: 0.5g

    Step 12

    Monounsaturated: 3.5g

    Step 13

    Cholesterol: 48mg

    Step 14

    Sodium: 237mg

    Step 15

    Carbohydrates: 5g

    Step 16

    Fiber: 1g

    Step 17

    Sugars: 3g

    Step 18

    Protein: 26g

    Step 19

    Dietary Exchanges

    Step 20

    1/2 Carbohydrate

    Step 21

    3 Lean Meat

  5. Beef Salad with Horseradish Dressing

    Step 22

    (Per Serving)

    Step 23

    Calories: 208

    Step 24

    Total Fat: 9.5g

    Step 25

    Saturated: 1.5g

    Step 26

    Trans: 0.0g

    Step 27

    Polyunsaturated: 5.0g

    Step 28

    Monounsaturated: 2.5g

    Step 29

    Cholesterol: 58mg

    Step 30

    Sodium: 473mg

    Step 31

    Carbohydrates: 4g

    Step 32

    Fiber: 1g

    Step 33

    Sugars: 1g

    Step 34

    Protein: 25g

    Step 35

    Dietary Exchanges

    Step 36

    3 Lean Meat

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