Next Day Beef Salad
Dorie Greenspan provided the marvelous recipe for Next-Day Beef Salad utilizing the night before’s leftovers, and OXO furnished the tools to tidy up and organize my messy kitchen.
Add this terrific entree to your list of Leftover Roast Beef Recipes. This loaded entree salad is perfect on a hot summer night.
Next-Day Beef Salad
I stink at repurposing leftovers. When I roast a chicken, we eat roast chicken for a couple of days. I’m certain I could be much more inventive with soups, enchiladas, even chicken salad.
This week, Dorie has us use leftover roast beef and whatever is lurking in the fridge to whip up a masterful entree salad, this Next-Day Beef Salad. I needed this push to remind me that my menus had become a bit humdrum and, with a little effort, I could transform the night before’s dinner into something special.
Things to Know
- The cold, rare roast beef was the star of the show. Dorie’s recipe for her next-day beef salad instructed us to cube it, but I figured slices might be more appealing to the hubby. Either way works!
- And I couldn’t bear to coat the rosy piece in the mustard-mayo dressing, so I served it on the side. Feel free to toss the salad with dressing before serving.
- To start, add a bed of greens as the base, followed by a melange of green onions, green olives, diced bell pepper, halved grape tomatoes, sliced cornichons, and diced tart apple (which I saw on the counter, whole, after taking my photos).
- If the mustard sauce is too pungent (as it was for my delicate sensibilities (ha!), do as I did and thin it with some vinaigrette.
This was a lovely change of pace, though Bill was a bit disheartened that this beef wasn’t served with gravy and mashed potatoes! He did admit that it was “pretty good.” I’ll call that a victory.
If you like entree salads, check out this Beef Taco Salad and this Ramen Noodle Salad with Chicken.
Find more Salad Recipes and Beef Recipes in my Recipe Index.
Next Day Beef Salad
A delicious way to repurpose leftover roast beef or steak! A cool, fresh entree that's perfect on a hot summer's day.
Ingredients
For Salad:
- 1 pound cooked and cooled roast beef or steak (use leftovers)
- 1 spring onion, trimmed, halved lengthwise, and finely chopped (scallions are fine)
- 20 green olives, pitted and sliced
- 10 cornichons, drained and thinly sliced
- 10 grape tomatoes, cut in half
- 1 tablespoon drained capers
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- Arugula, spinach, or mixed salad greens tossed with a little olive oil
- Olive oil, for greens
Dressing:
- 6 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 1½ tablespoons grainy mustard
- 1½ teaspoons Dijon mustard, optional
- Oil and vinegar to thin, optional (I found the dressing was a bit too pungent and thinned with some vinaigrette)
Instructions
- Fill a large salad bowl with greens. Scatter the rest of the ingredients over the greens.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise and grainy mustard. Taste dressing and, if you think you want a little more heat, blend in the Dijon mustard. Add salt and pepper to taste.
- Pass the salad and the dressing.
Notes
From Dorie Greenspan's "Around My French Table" (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, New York, 2010)
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
4Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 637Total Fat: 51gSaturated Fat: 13gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 34gCholesterol: 107mgSodium: 768mgCarbohydrates: 11gFiber: 5gSugar: 5gProtein: 34g
38 Comments on “Next Day Beef Salad”
What a lifesaver this is for leftovers..absolutely loved it!
Such an awesome salad recipe! Packed full of flavors and so quick and easy to make!
exquisitely divine! xx
I have a hard time believing that you have a messy kitchen 🙂
I like how you left the beef whole – very appealing
What fun! I love getting new kitchen gadgets, and Paul might even approve if I could tell them they were for cleaning/organizing. I’m glad you both enjoyed the salad.
The salad looks great, Liz! I, too, stink at leftovers. Someday (ha!) I’ll have to work on that, but for now, thanks for the info on OXO countertop composter! My husband is the one who deals with that and I think he might like a dedicated container that looks nice, as opposed to what he’s using now.
We are notorious for making next day salads with leftover meats and I know this one would be a HUGE hit in this house. Great salad Liz!
The beef is cooked exactly the way my hubby would like it. OXO makes the best products. I was too excited to receive the home cleaning kit.
Lovely presentation with your salad, Liz! Looks fabulous! Glad that Bill enjoyed this one!
That little compost container is ideal! I think I need one…lol!
Serving the dressing on the side makes for a prettier presentation. This was a great salad and I think we all need a reminder that leftovers can become ingredients for really great meals.
I know what you mean about chopping up and coating that lovely beef with mayo. Your salad looks good, and if Bill liked it, it ticks all the right boxes.
Mmm this salad sounds delicious!
WOW I love how you did your salad! I didnt coat mine in mayo-mustard either, and I went with really thin slices as well! I loved rolling it up with a bit of lettuce and other toppings in it for a fun and delicious bite! 🙂
Very creative use for leftovers, or reruns as my husband calls them. I love all of the colors and crunch of the vegetables in the salad and think it would make a perfect lunch. My husband probably would be looking for gravy too. Need that nifty compost bin! 🙂
I love all the fresh veggies with this beef!
That beef salad looks great. I have a tendency that all leftovers somehow find their way into lettuce wraps for lunch…it’s amazing how good most leftovers are in a lettuce wrap! lol Anyway, this salad looks great and I’m with you about leaving the meat whole and not drenching it in sauce, that’s what would float best here as well. Love all the oxo products you featured. What a fun review.
Lizzy! this salad look beautiful and delicious!!!
Your salad looks great! I actually loved everything cut up, but I’m a “chopped salad” kind of girl, especially if I’m “packing” – that is lunch to work. But yours definitely looks more elegant. If you try it again, do include that apple – it was a surprise with the mustard, and really yummy. I think this will be a great summer supper salad – maybe after grilled steak?
Hope you enjoy your weekend!