What’s Cooking in Gail’s Kitchen? Time To Eat: Prime Rib Dinner Salad! Have you ever noticed when you order a meal salad, the waiter asks if you want to add protein to that? Somewhere down the line the “Great Wizard” of salad creation decided it was time to crank up the price by enticing customers with “added protein”. Steak? Chicken? Shrimp? Sure, we nixed the sub rolls and hamburger buns in exchange for crunchy croutons and sugared nuts, but are we really making a difference in making healthy choices? The answer is actually, Yes. By adding protein, believe it or not, the natural fat actually helps the body digest carbs a little slower and increase energy levels. The bottom line is, protein does fill you up more and keep you from binge eating before the next meal. So the next time you’re asked about protein, boldly nod your head up and down and go for it.
PRIME RIB DINNER SALAD
Ingredients:
1 pound prime rib steak, cooked and cut into chunks
2 cups iceberg lettuce, gently torn
1/2 pint cherry tomatoes, halved
1/4 red onion, sliced
1 radish, thinly sliced
1 hard-boiled egg, chopped
2 slices bacon, crispy and crumbled
2 ounces blue cheese, crumbled
Dressing, of choice
Instructions:
Warm the steak slightly. Divide the following ingredients into two salad bowls: iceberg lettuce, cherry tomatoes, red onion slices, radishes, hard-boiled egg, bacon crumbles, and blue cheese. Top with prime rib chunks. Add dressing of choice. Serve.