My favorite appetizer when I go to a local Italian spot near me is the beef carpaccio. Thin sliced raw beef, arugula and shaved Asiago. Here I used rare roast beef and made a lemon vinaigrette. My husband loved it! You can serve this as an appetizer for four or have it as a lunch for two. For a vegetarian option see Zucchini Carpaccio.
Beef Carpaccio
Gina's Weight Watcher Recipes
Servings: 4 • Serving Size: 1/4th of dish • Old Points: 2 pts • Points+: 2 pts
Calories: 79.6 • Fat: 5.3 g • Protein: 8.3 g • Carb: 0.6 g • Fiber: 0.1 g
Ingredients:
- 1/4 lb rare roast beef, thinly sliced
- 1/2 lemon, juice of
- 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- salt and fresh pepper
- 1.5 cups baby arugula
- .25 oz shaved Asiago or Parmesan Cheese
Directions:
Whisk lemon juice, olive oil, salt and pepper.
Lay the roast beef over a plate. Add half of the vinaigrette to the roast beef. Top with arugula, salt, pepper, remaining vinaigrette and shaved Asiago. Serve immediately.
Oh Gina, this is my favorite appetizer at a local italian restaurant near my home as well! Did you find your roast beef at the deli? Or make it yourself? Thanks for this recipe!
ReplyDeleteI bought this at the deli for a quick appetizer, but nothing beats homemade!! I have a recipe for homemade roast beef on my site. So simple to make!!
ReplyDeleteBy far my favorite appetizer. I have found that not all italian restaurants have it on their menu, but when they do I get it. I am definitely going to try this. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteI know! I always look for it on the menu. It seems some of the more upscale Italian restaurants have it. I love the combination of flavors!!
ReplyDeleteI made this a couple weeks ago and loved it! I also tried it with balsamic and it was really good too. I didn't check to see if the points value went up or not when I used balsamic, but it was tasty.
ReplyDeleteI'm sure it's great with balsamic, the points should stay the same. I like to add capers to this too!
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