Roast Beef Salad with Yogurt Horseradish Dressing
Roast Beef Salad with Yogurt Horseradish Dressing:
A terrific, tangy and creamy quick salad recipe. Roast beef combined with sweet red peppers, crisp romaine lettuce and a spicy and creamy yogurt horseradish dressing. You can use deli roast beef or leftover roast beef for quick and easy preparation.
This simple and flavorful salad can be served with pasta or rice or even made into a wrap style sandwich. See all the easy serving ideas below in the menu planner.
2-3 servings (as a main dish)
You will need 5 ingredients:
- Deli Roast Beef
- Sweet Red Peppers
- Romaine Lettuce
- Prepared Horseradish
- Plain Nonfat Yogurt
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Ingredients:
roast beef - 6 oz of thinly sliced roast beef from the deli (stack slices on top of each other and cut into 1/2" wide strips about 1" long)
sweet red peppers - 1 cup cut into thin strips (roughly the same size as the beef)
romaine lettuce - 4 to 5 cups washed, dried and torn or cut into bite-size pieces
prepared horseradish - 2 to 3 tsp (or to taste)
plain nonfat yogurt - 1/2 to 3/4 cup
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1. In a mixing bowl, combine the roast beef, red pepper and lettuce.
2. In another small bowl, combine the horseradish and yogurt, adjusting horseradish to suit your taste.
3. Add the dressing to the roast beef salad ingredients, combine well and season with salt and pepper if desired.
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Quick Meals - Menu Planner:
Main Meal Ideas:
** Our quick roast beef salad pairs up deliciously with a great salsa like our
black bean and corn salsa
and thick slices of garlic bread.
** For a quick and easy meal to serve guests, simply place this quick salad over a bed of brown rice or cooked whole grain pasta with steamed vegetables of your own choosing on the side.
Light Meal Ideas (suitable for lunch or a light dinner):
** For a simple wrap sandwich, just scoop this flavorful and easy salad into a soft tortilla (flavored or plain) and roll up. Add a side dish of pre-packaged broccoli slaw dressed with lemon juice and olive oil and baked chips.
** Flavored breadsticks (cheese or garlic) and this delicious salad makes a quick lunch any day of the week.
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Try these simple ingredient exchanges and create a new taste every time you make this easy roast beef salad.
Ingredient Exchanges:
* Instead of Red Peppers: try Green Peppers or Shredded Carrots
* Instead of Romaine: try Napa Cabbage or Arugula or a Combination of both of these
* Instead of Horseradish: try Red Onion (1/4 cup finely diced) or Jalapeno Peppers (1 tsp or to taste)
* Instead of Yogurt: try Nonfat Sour Cream or Mayonnaise
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