Beef And Cucumber Salad

This is a healthy spin on convenience food and quick to prepare. Serve as light lunch or dinner. For a vegan version, replace the beef with shredded carrots, green papaya, jicama, peanuts or tofu instead.

(Make 4 serves)

Amount Per Serving: 268 Calories, 7 g. Carbohydrates, 19 g. Fat, 20 g. Protein

Ingredients:

• 1/2 lb. of roast beef (or slivered turkey breast)
• 2 cups of cucumber, thinly sliced
• 1 small red onion, thinly sliced
• 1/4 cup of parsley, chopped
• 3 Tbsp. of capers
• 1/2 tomato, thinly sliced
• Lettuce for garnish

Dressing:

• 1/2 lemon, juiced
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1/2 tsp. of salt
• 1 tsp. of sugar
• 1/2 tsp. of ginger powder
• 2 tsp. of Dijon mustard
• 1/4 cup of olive oil

Preparation:

• To make dressing, in medium-sized bowl, add all dressing ingredients except for oil. Gradually whisk in oil. Make about 1/3 cup.
• In another bowl, combine all salad ingredients. Cover and refrigerate about 1 to 3 hours.
• Put lettuce leaf on each plate and top with a serving of salad.

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