Thai-Style Roast Beef Salad

Serves 6 • Gluten Free

• 3 tablespoons lime juice
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 2 teaspoons Asian fish sauce
• ½ teaspoon Thai red curry paste
• ¾ pound thinly sliced lean roast beef, trimmed and cut into thin strips
• 1 small carrot, shredded
• ½ small red bell pepper, diced
• 1 tomato, halved, seeded, and diced
• ½ small red onion, thinly sliced
• 2 mini (Persian) cucumbers, thinly sliced
• ⅓ cup chopped fresh cilantro
• ¼ cup chopped fresh mint
• 6 large Boston lettuce leaves
• ¼ cup unsalted peanuts, chopped
• Lime wedges

1 Whisk together lime juice, sugar, fish sauce, and curry paste in small bowl until sugar is dissolved.

2 Toss together roast beef, carrot, bell pepper, tomato, onion, cucumbers, cilantro, and mint in large bowl. Add lime juice mixture, tossing until mixed well.

3 Place 1 lettuce leaf on each of 6 plates and top each with about ¾ cup of roast beef mixture. Sprinkle evenly with peanuts and serve with lime wedges.

Per serving (1 plate): 141 Cal, 5 g Total Fat, 1 g Sat Fat, 0 g Trans Fat, 27 mg Chol, 744 mg Sod, 12 g Total Carb, 7 g Sugar, 2 g Fib, 14 g Prot, 28 mg Calc. PointsPlus value: 4

Beef, Arugula, and Onion Jam Bruschetta

Serves 12

• 1 (1-pound) beef tenderloin, trimmed
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon black pepper
• 24 (½-inch) whole wheat baguette slices, toasted
• ½ cup onion jam
• 1 cup lightly packed baby arugula

1 Preheat oven to 400°F.

2 Spray medium ovenproof skillet with nonstick spray and set over medium-high heat. Sprinkle tenderloin with salt and pepper. Place in skillet and cook, turning occasionally, until well browned on all sides.

3 Transfer skillet to oven and bake until instant-read thermometer inserted into center registers 145°F, about 8 minutes. Transfer to cutting board and let stand 5 minutes. Slice tenderloin across grain into 24 thin slices.

4 Spread baguette slices evenly with jam; top evenly with arugula and beef.

PER SERVING (2 BRUSCHETTA): 128 Cal, 3 g Total Fat, 1 g Sat Fat, 0 g Trans Fat, 22 mg Chol, 215 mg Sod, 17 g Total Carb, 10 g Sugar, 1 g Fib, 9 g Prot, 21 mg Calc. PointsPlus value: 3

Cook’s Tip

Onion jam (sometimes called onion marmalade) is made from lightly sweetened caramelized onions. Look for it in the condiment section of specialty foods stores and large supermarkets.