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Cajun Beef Southwestern Salad
Photo: Anna Pelzer

Cajun Beef Southwestern Salad

11 ingredients 25 min + 35 min 6 servings openrecipes
Cajun Beef Southwestern Salad

"A spinach salad topped with freshly grilled strips of steak, fresh figs, garbanzo beans, pistachio nuts, and blue cheese is fancy enough for company and makes a delightful lunch or light dinner."

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

804
Calories
42g
Protein
53g
Fat
45g
Carbs

Counts 9 of 10 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Beef 100g cooked 250
Pistachio 1 oz (28g / ~49 kernels) 159
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Blue Cheese 1 oz (28g) 100
Orange 1 medium (131g) 62
Red Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Fig 1 medium (50g) 37
Walnut 1 walnut half (4g) 26
Spinach 1 cup raw (30g) 7
Bean not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 3 (8 ounce) boneless beef top loin (strip) steaks, cut 3/4 inch thick
  • 1 tablespoon Cajun seasoning
  • 12 fresh figs, stems removed, cut into quarters
  • 3 blood oranges
  • 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons Cajun seasoning
  • 9 cups fresh baby spinach
  • 1 (14.5 ounce) can garbanzo beans, rinsed, drained
  • 1/2 cup thinly sliced red onion
  • 1/2 cup coarsely chopped pistachio nuts
  • 1/2 cup crumbled Gorgonzola or other blue cheese

Directions

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