Warm Beef Salad In Potato Baskets

• 6 egg whites
• 8 cups shoestring potato sticks
• 1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
• 1 cup chopped tomatoes
• 1/2 cup finely sliced celery
• 1/4 cup chopped green pepper
• 1/2 cup sliced red onion
• 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 4 teaspoons olive oil
• 1-1/2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
• 3/4 teaspoon each dried parsley flakes, basil and oregano
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 2 cups sliced cooked roast beef, cut into strips
• 1 cup garbanzo beans or chickpeas, rinsed and drained
• 2 tablespoons crumbled blue cheese

1. In a bowl, beat egg whites until stiff. Fold in potato sticks. Grease eight 10-oz. custard cups. Using the back of a spoon, press potato mixture onto the bottom and up the sides of each cup. Bake at 375u0b0 for 25 minutes.
2. Meanwhile, in a bowl, combine mushrooms, tomatoes, celery and green pepper; set aside. In a skillet, saute onion in vinegar and oil until tender; add onion to vegetable mixture. Add Worcestershire sauce, herbs, salt and pepper to skillet; mix well. Add beef and beans; heat through. Add to vegetable mixture and toss.
3. Remove baskets from cups with a sharp knife; fill with salad. Top with blue cheese.

egg whites, sticks, mushrooms, tomatoes, celery, green pepper, red onion, red wine vinegar, olive oil, worcestershire sauce, parsley flakes, salt, pepper, beef, garbanzo beans, blue cheese

Taken from www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/warm-beef-salad-in-potato-baskets/ (may not work)