Lime-sesame beef salad
4 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | ounces | Deli roast beef sliced 1/4\" thick |
| 1 | small | Cucumber cut lengthwise in half & crosswise in thin slices |
| 1 | medium | Carrot; julienned |
| 3 | tablespoons | Fresh lime juice |
| 2 | tablespoons | Sugar |
| 1 | tablespoon | Dark sesame oil |
| 1 | small | Onion; cut lengthwise into thin wedges |
| 1 | medium | Red bell pepper; julienned |
| ¼ | cup | Coarsely chopped fresh cilantro |
| Boston lettuce leaves | ||
| 1 | tablespoon | Soy sauce |
| 1 | Garlic clove; crushed | |
| ⅛ | teaspoon | Crushed red pepper |
Directions
LIME-SESAME DRESSING
Stack beef slices; cut lengthwise in half and then crosswise into ½" wide strips. In medium bowl, combine beef, cucumber, carrot, onion, bell pepper and cilantro; set aside.
In 1 cup microwave-safe glass measure, combine dressing ingredients.
Cook on high (100 percent power) for 30 seconds or just until bubbly, stirring until sugar is completely dissolved. Add dressing to beef mixture; toss to coat.
To serve, arrange lettuce on serving platter. Spoon beef mixture over lettuce.
Nutritional info per serving: 261 calories, 26 g protein, 18 g carbohydrates, 10 g fat, 3⅕ mg iron, 329 mg sodium, 69 mg cholesterol.
From Meat Board Test Kitchens in AP "Beef Salad is Sensational for Supper" 10/06/94 article in "The (Elizabethtown, KY) News-Enterprise." Pg. 2D. Posted by Cathy Harned.
Submitted By CATHY HARNED On 10-17-94