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Beef Veggie Salad with Pear Gorgonzola Dressing

This Beef veggie salad with pear Gorgonzola dressing is not your average salad.  It is gorgeous, and also packs a healthy and tasty punch with the great tasting salad dressing.

If you are trying to lose some weight, eating salads for lunch is a good choice.  You can load up on tons of healthy low calorie vegetables, add a bit of protein and come up with a great looking salad.

Beef Veggie Salad with Pear Gorgonzoila dressing Beef veggie salad with pear Gorgonzola dressing

The tricks to getting the most out of the presentation of this salad is to use a vegetable spiralizer.  

vegetable spiralizer with carrots
The salad was ready in a flash. Great for busy days when time is at a premium. You can use any veggies you like. I added tangerine slices, avocados and normal salad veggies. 

The real taste sensation in the salad is the Litehouse Pear Gorgonzola salad dressing. The dressing has just 50 calories for 2 tablespoons and tastes yummy.

beef veggie salad with pear gorgonzola dressingI found this Litehouse dressing in the organic section of my local Kroger supermarket but it’s also available at some Walmart, Target and Hannaford grocery stores.

You could also make a home made Pear Gorgonzola dressing by combining these ingredients for a recipe that I found on Food Network:

  • 1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • 3 tablespoons pear nectar
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons white balsamic vinegar
  • 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  • 1/4 tsp Dijon mustard
  • Half a 6-ounce ripe red Bartlett pear, peeled, cored and diced
  • 1/2 cup coarsely crumbled gorgonzola cheese
  • 1/4 tsp kosher salt, plus extra for seasoning
  • 1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper, plus extra for seasoning

The salad was delicious and I loved the way the spiralized vegetables look on top of the greens. Definitely a winner and it’s really worth looking for this wonderful dressing too.

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Beef Veggie Salad with Pear Gorgonzola Dressing

Beef veggie salad with pear gorgonzola dressing.
Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 cups of mixed salad greens
  • 1 medium carrot, cut with a vegetable spiralizer
  • 3 ounces of left over roast beef
  • 1/4 cup of red and yellow sweet peppers
  • 1 small tangerine, peeled and cut into sections
  • 1/4 of a ripe pear cut into cubes
  • 1/4 of a ripe avocado, sliced
  • 6 grape tomatoes cut in half
  • 2 tbsp of Litehouse pear gorgonzola (or see recipe above to make your own.)

Instructions

  1. Cut your carrot using the vegetable spiralizer.
  2. Place the mix greens on a large plate, layer the vegetables beef and fruits. Top with the spiralized veggies and dress with the pear Gorgonzola dressing.

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Jennifer Essad

Wednesday 4th of March 2015

I just got it to work, earning points now - thank you

admin

Wednesday 4th of March 2015

Hi Jennifer. I'm glad you got it to work. I have not heard that people could not get the contest widget to work. What happened when you tried to share?

Carol

Hilary Andriesian

Wednesday 11th of February 2015

I would love to get a spiralizer that works. I bought one, but it seems to be a bit of a lemon. It came without the brush, and it just worked so so. The one you are giving away looks to be sturdier.

Pat Powers

Saturday 7th of February 2015

I have seen these on several websites but really thought they would be more trouble than its worth. I would love to give it a try.

admin

Saturday 7th of February 2015

Hi Pat. It is worth entering the contest to see if it is something you would use a lot. I found it great for the hard veggies but not for the more watery ones. Carol

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