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Nutrition Facts

  • One serving:
  • 2 cups
  • Calories:
  • 136
  • Fat:
  • 3 g
  • Saturated Fat:
  • 1 g
  • Cholesterol:
  • 31 mg
  • Sodium:
  • 367 mg
  • Carbohydrate:
  • 15 g
  • Fiber:
  • 2 g
  • Protein:
  • 13 g
  • Diabetic Exch:
  • 2 lean meat, 1 vegetable, 1/2 fruit.

Spinach Beef Salad

Refreshing cucumber, garlic and jalapeno pepper give this entree salad its flair. I like to heat up the tangy ginger-lime dressing a bit before tossing it with the greens.

SERVINGS

 4

CATEGORY

 Lower Fat

PREP

 15 min.

COOK

 15 min.

TOTAL

 30 min.

INGREDIENTS

  • 1/2 pound boneless beef sirloin steak, cut into thin strips
  • 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • 1 large sweet red pepper, julienned
  • 1/2 medium cucumber, peeled and julienned
  • 1/4 cup lime juice
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon minced fresh mint or 1/2 teaspoon dried mint
  • 1 teaspoon dried basil
  • 1 teaspoon minced fresh gingerroot
  • 6 cups torn fresh spinach

DIRECTIONS

In a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray, saute the beef, jalapeno and garlic until beef reaches desired doneness. Remove from the heat. Stir in the red pepper and cucumber.
    In a small bowl, combine the lime juice, brown sugar, soy sauce, basil, mint and ginger. Place the spinach in a large bowl; add beef mixture and dressing. Toss to coat. Yield: 4 servings.

Printed from tasteofhome.com Oct 7, 2008

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