Roast Beef & Blue Cheese Spears

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Deli roast beef and a simple blue cheese cream top Treviso in a simple, pretty appetizer.


Roast Beef & Blue Cheese Spears Recipe

16 servings

Active Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 10 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons reduced-fat sour cream
  • 2 tablespoons crumbled blue cheese
  • 2 heads of Treviso or Belgian endive, spears separated (see Note)
  • 4 ounces thinly sliced roast beef, cut into ribbons

Preparation

  1. Combine sour cream and blue cheese in a small bowl.
  2. Top Treviso (or Belgian endive) with roast beef and a dollop of the blue cheese cream.

Tips & Notes

  • Make Ahead Tip: Prepare through Step 1 and store in an airtight container for up to 2 days.
  • Note: Treviso is a slender variety of radicchio.

Nutrition

Per serving: 15 calories; 1 g fat (0 g sat, 0 g mono); 4 mg cholesterol; 2 g protein; 0 g fiber; 61 mg sodium; 19 mg potassium.

Nutrition Bonus: Protein, potassium.

Exchanges: Free Food

Recipe Categories

Publication
December 2006
Meal/Course
Appetizers
Health & Diet Considerations
Low carbohydrate
Diabetes appropriate
Main Ingredient
Beef
Servings
8 or more
Ethnic/Regional
American
Total Time
15 minutes or less
Type of Dish
Appetizer
Ease of Preparation
Easy

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