Beef Salad with Vinaigrette Dressing
- 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
- 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)
- Stack the arugula leaves on a cutting board.
- Cut them crosswise at 1-inch intervals.
- Or chop the baby greens.
- Arrange on salad plates.
- Cut the beef slices into 1 x 1/2-inch strips.
- Arrange on the arugula.
- Sprinkle with the remaining salad ingredients.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the vinegar, mustard, and garlic.
- Slowly whisk in the oil.
- Pour over the salad.
- 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.
- Beef shrinks about 25 percent when it cooks.
- To get 12 ounces of cooked meat, start with 1 pound.
- (Per Serving)
- Calories: 181
- Total Fat: 6.0g
- Saturated: 1.5g
- Trans: 0.0g
- Polyunsaturated: 0.5g
- Monounsaturated: 3.5g
- Cholesterol: 48mg
- Sodium: 237mg
- Carbohydrates: 5g
- Fiber: 1g
- Sugars: 3g
- Protein: 26g
- Dietary Exchanges
- 1/2 Carbohydrate
- 3 Lean Meat
- (Per Serving)
- Calories: 208
- Total Fat: 9.5g
- Saturated: 1.5g
- Trans: 0.0g
- Polyunsaturated: 5.0g
- Monounsaturated: 2.5g
- Cholesterol: 58mg
- Sodium: 473mg
- Carbohydrates: 4g
- Fiber: 1g
- Sugars: 1g
- Protein: 25g
- Dietary Exchanges
- 3 Lean Meat
arugula, roast, red onion, capers, salt, pepper, balsamic vinegar, dijon mustard, garlic, olive oil
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/beef-salad-with-vinaigrette-dressing-375654 (may not work)