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Mini Cheeseburger Beef Salad

This recipe makes kid-sized burgers with a veggies bonus. Lean Beef burgers deliver an excellent source of protein, zinc and vitamin B12 – not to mention flavour!

Greek-Style Grilled Beef Steak and Couscous Salad

This unique warm main-course salad recipe is bursting with flavour and the goodness of Canadian Beef. If you’re really time-pressed, use a prepared vinaigrette-style Greek dressing for the scratch made marinade and salad dressing. You can substitute any chopped fresh green herb for the parsley – maybe some new chives from your garden?

Asian Grilled Beef Steak Salad

This nutrient-rich main course salad features lean beef and a delicious NO-fat dressing. This recipe from HeartSmart™: The Best of HeartSmart™ Cooking by Bonnie Stern and the Heart and Stroke Foundation is just one of the cookbook’s lean beef features. You can substitute any thick-cut Beef Marinating or Grilling Steak or Medallions for the flank steak.

Vietnamese Flank Beef Steak with Noodle Salad

Barbecued Flank Steak shines in sandwiches and salads like this one! Pick up an extra steak when shopping and throw two on the grill – use one in this recipe with fresh veggies and serve the second, next night, in an open-face steak and cheddar melt sandwich.

Balsamic-Beer Beef Flank Steak

This delicious beef steak recipe can be enjoyed served with grilled vegetables or it can be sliced thinly, tossing slices with greens to make a main-dish salad, using the hot marinade sauce as the dressing.

Hail-to-Caesar Beef Steak Salad

This is a kid-friendly recipe for a beef steak Caesar salad that the whole family will enjoy — easy to make and flavourful! If you don’t feel like making the Caesar dressing, you can substitute 1 cup (250 mL) of your favourite store-bought light Caesar dressing.

Steak ‘n Egg Salad

Take a break from cooking supper with this simple assembly-meal. Use Naturegg™ ready-cooked eggs and a grilled steak leftover from a previous dinner. You can hard cook eggs ahead or purchase convenient Naturegg™ Omega 3 Hard Boiled Egg Snack Packs in the deli at your grocers.

Steak and Berry Salad

More than just leafy greens, this beef steak salad recipe has substantial staying-power, built on economical Marinating Steak that’s been grilled and cut into thin slices.

Thai Roast Beef Salad

This yummy salad is a great vehicle for using leftover roast beef or steak. The dressing can be made ahead and kept in the refrigerator for up to 1 week; stir before dressing the salad. To keep the salad fresh for a packed lunch, pack meat, veggies and dressing separately and combine at your desk just before eating.

Beef Thai Salad

This aromatic warm Thai salad is a delicious way to eat veggies in the colder season.  Everything is prepared in a wok or fry pan.  The sweet, tangy and spicy dressing adds an extra punch to this beef salad.

Rosemary Beef Skewers with Winter Salad

APPETIZER BITES: Make many small skewers of meat and serve with the salad in a cocktail glass or on a bread and butter plate for tapas-style dining. The salad includes vegetables and fruits rich in Vitamin C with your meals to boost iron absorption. The oranges, grapes, beets and pomegranate juice in this recipe are clever food combos that do just that. BONUS: These ingredients provide powerful antioxidants too.

Ginger Beef Roast with Orange and Cantaloupe Salad

This recipe is perfect for a patio party – it serves many and the beef roast cooks unattended on the barbecue while you enjoy yourself.

Pomegranate and Citrus Beef Salad

Tasty, refreshing and exotic – this recipe is sure to become one of your favourite main-course salads. If pomegranates are not available, use 2 peeled kiwi for the beef marinade and garnish with dried cranberries.

The Better Taco Salad

This pretty salad is a healthy alternative to the traditional nacho platter. Makes eight 1-1/2 cup (375 mL) servings.

Summer Beef and Berry Salad

This delicious main course salad recipe celebrates the summer’s berry crop. Any remaining beef roast can be used to make a second salad meal or roast beef sandwiches.

Beef Salad on the Wild Side

This recipe uses wild rice, ready-made slaw and cheese turn leftover roast beef into gourmet fare.

Beef and Lentil Salad

Rich in zinc, iron and vitamin B12, this salad works well for a first-class Italian-style country picnic or patio buffet dinner. It’s also good tucked into a pita or tortilla as a wrap for lunches.

Beef and Spinach Salad with Candied Pecans

Try this beef salad recipe for bistro-style dining at home.

Teriyaki Surf and Turf Beef Salad

A fast and flavourful meal, this Teriyaki Surf & Turf Beef Salad can be easily scaled back to serve just two, by dividing the recipe ingredients in half.

Beef with Baby Greens Salad and Horseradish Vinaigrette

This is a great way to use leftover Oven Roast Beef or Grilling Steak -- smart cooks grill an extra steak when barbecuing in order to have one leftover to make a speedy next-day meal like this one. Always let cooked steaks stand for 5 minutes before slicing them across the grain to serve in salads or wraps.

Dijon Beef and Greens

Make salad recipes such as this one substantial by adding strips of grilled lean Canadian beef Sirloin.

Grilled Beef Steak and Mango Salsa with Endive

This recipe features a great combination of flavours — ginger flavoured beef steak with the fresh tart flavours of the mango salsa. APPETIZER BITES: Tuck strips of steak into individual endive leaves and top each with some Mango Salsa. Or serve on a buffet as a warm main course salad.

Hearty Beef Minestrone Soup

Minestrone is a thick soup of Italian origin made with vegetables, often with the addition of pasta or rice, sometimes both. This version features alphabet pasta. With the addition of ground beef this stew-like minestrone is hearty enough to be a main course. Both kids and parents will love this recipe.

Beef “Lollipops” with Cantaloupe Salad

Serve with the suggested salad or just serve as beef bites with the reserved dressing as a dipping sauce. If you want more of an orange flavour in the dressing, try adding a teaspoon or so of orange juice concentrate (undiluted). OPTION: If you would rather just serve slivers of cooked steak with the salad, you can skip making the lollipops and cook steak whole, carving it across the grain to serve.