The sliced roast beef marinated or seasoned with lemon and olive oil with green pepper is a low-calorie, tasty, and tender roasted beef dish.
A cold dish, easy and quick to prepare.
It can be served as an appetizer or as a main course.
The classic roast beef typical of the Anglo-Saxon tradition is a lean cut of beef massaged with spices, first seared in a pan then roasted in the oven, with a tender and pink center.
Perfect cooking requires the use of a thermometer.
Once ready, the roast beef is left to rest before being served hot or cold, accompanied by sauces, potatoes, and vegetables.
The sliced roast beef is a good alternative to homemade roast beef.
You can buy it at the deli, you just need to marinate or season it.
An alternative to sliced roast beef is pastrami: smoked, spiced, and cured meat, usually beef – check ingredients – or, easily available, bresaola or carne salada.
- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Medium
- Rest time: 15 Minutes
- Preparation time: 10 Minutes
- Portions: 2People
- Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients
Alternatively, you can use sliced roast beef with bresaola or carne salada.
- roast beef (sliced)
- green peppercorns (with grinder)
- to taste lemon juice
- 1 drizzle extra virgin olive oil (raw)
Suggested Tools
- Cutting Board bamboo and slate
Preparation
Gently separate the roast beef slices and arrange them on a serving plate.
Grind the green pepper.Drizzle with lemon juice and a raw drizzle of extra virgin olive oil.
According to some, lemon juice ‘cooks’ the meat slightly, we like it, add or omit according to your taste.Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 15 minutes and up to 1 hour or serve immediately after seasoning.
Plate it.
Your sliced roast beef marinated or seasoned with lemon and olive oil is ready.
Enjoy your meal.
You can accompany it with baby lettuce, arugula, lamb’s lettuce, or serve it with mixed greens, cherry tomatoes, and Parmesan shavings.
roast beef and potatoes
– Creamy Boiled Potato Salad;
– Baked Potatoes with Skin.
* Potatoes are not a side dish but a source of carbohydrates.
If included in your dietary plan they can be consumed as a substitute for bread, pasta, and rice.roast beef and velouté
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– Light Vegetable Caponata.roast beef and mushrooms
– Grilled Pleurotus Mushrooms;
– Baked Light Pleurotus Mushrooms;
– Oven-Baked Light Gratinated Pleurotus Mushrooms.
Storage, Tips and Variations
Besides green pepper, you can add a mix of herbs and spices for roast.
Avoid leaving the roast beef at room temperature for more than 2 hours.
If there are leftovers, wrap and seal the dish with plastic wrap and refrigerate, consume within 24 hours.
FAQ (Questions and Answers)
Does lemon juice cook the meat?
The effect of lemon is more of an acidic marinade than actual cooking.
How to replace roast beef?
An alternative to sliced roast beef is pastrami: smoked, spiced, and cured meat usually beef – check ingredients – or, easily available, bresaola or carne salada.
Prediabetes and deli meats
Follow your dietary plan.
In general, deli meats should be consumed in moderation, preferring lean ones like: bresaola, cooked or cured ham, speck, turkey breast.
