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

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