Black and Bleu Salad
A hearty and flavorful meal from the Atkins Diet.
20 carbs/serving
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients
- 2 heads of butterhead lettuce
- 6 oz. cold leftover steak, thinly sliced
- 8 cherry tomatoes, sliced in half
- 6 oz. Bleu cheese
- 10 Tbs. heavy cream
- 2 Tbs. mayonnaise
- 1 Tbs. vinegar (optional)
Instructions
- Beat the heavy cream and mayonnaise together in a small mixing bowl
- Crumble half the bleu cheese into the mixture (reserving the other half for a garnish) and stir a few times
- Add a drizzle of the vinegar if it is too thick
- Chill for at least two hours (The longer it chills, the more intense the flavor becomes.)
- Slice the butterhead lettuce in wedges and place on four salad plates
- Pour the bleu cheese dressing over the lettuce
- Arrange strips of the cold steak and four cherry tomato halves over the lettuce
- Sprinkle the reserved bleu cheese on top
- Give each plate a grind of fresh pepper and serve immediately
