Low Carb Cold Beef Salad

PREPARATION TIME: 20 minutes.
SERVING SIZE: 1⁄8 total yield.
AMOUNT PER SERVING: 1.4 grams of carb, 16.9 grams of protein.
NUMBER OF SERVINGS: 8.

 

	CHO (g)	PRO (g)
1 cup Basic Vinaigrette	0	0
8 cups freshly torn red-leaf lettuce	4.8	6.4
4 cups cooked beefsteak strips	0	127.0
1 ⁄4 cup green bell pepper strips	1.2	0
1 ⁄4 cup red bell pepper strips	1.2	0
1 ⁄2 cup chopped scallion (green and white parts)	2.4	0.9
1 ⁄4 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf (Italian) parsley	0.5	0.5
1 teaspoon black pepper	1.0	0
Total	11.1	134.8

Put freshly torn lettuce into a large bowl. Add 1/4 cup of the dressing and coat evenly and lightly

Combine beef, green and red pepper strips, and onion in a mixing bowl. Add 3 ⁄4 cup (the remainder) of the dressing and toss well.

Put the red-leaf lettuce on eight plates. Top each lettuce bed with the beef mixture (about 1 ⁄2 cup) and garnish with the chopped parsley and pepper.