Best 5 Boeuf Salad Recipes

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Are you searching for a dish that combines unique flavors and textures? Look no further than the French classic - Boeuf salad! This delightful dish features thinly sliced beef marinated in a tangy vinaigrette, creating a tender and flavorful base. The traditional recipe also includes a variety of greens, such as frisée and arugula, tossed with a mustard vinaigrette for a peppery kick. The salad is then topped with a medley of hard-boiled eggs, croutons, and, optionally, blue cheese crumbles for an extra layer of savory richness.

This recipe article presents two variations of the Boeuf salad: a traditional version and a simplified version for those short on time. The traditional recipe provides detailed instructions for marinating the beef, preparing the vinaigrette, and assembling the salad. The simplified version offers a quicker method using pre-cooked and sliced beef, making it an excellent option for busy weeknights. Both recipes include step-by-step instructions, ingredient lists, nutritional information, and helpful tips to ensure success in your kitchen. Whether you are a seasoned cook or a beginner looking for a taste of French cuisine, this article has everything you need to create a delicious and satisfying Boeuf salad.

Here are our top 5 tried and tested recipes!

BEEF SALAD (SALATA DE BOEUF)



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This Beef Salad, also known as Salata de Boeuf in Romania, is a traditional salad made for Easter, Christmas and New Year's Eve. It can be served as a side dish, or a meal on its own. You can make it with beef, turkey or chicken, potatoes, peas and lots of mayo. It's like a potato salad gone wild!

Provided by Joanna Cismaru

Categories     Dinner     Side Dish

Time 4h

Number Of Ingredients 9

2 pounds beef (or turkey or chicken, white or dark meat)
2 pounds potatoes (peeled )
1 pound carrots (peeled)
1 1/2 cups pickles (chopped)
1 cup frozen peas
1 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup mustard
1/2 teaspoon salt (or to taste)
1/4 teaspoon pepper (or to taste)

Steps:

  • Cook the beef: Add the beef to a pot of boiling water and cook it for about 2 hours. You can also use an Instant Pot to cook it faster. If using an Instant pot cook it on high pressure for 35 minutes. Transfer the meat to a bowl and let it cool before chopping.
  • Cook the potatoes and carrots: Add the potatoes and carrots to a large pot and cover with water. Season with the tsp of salt. Bring the water to a boil and cook the potatoes and carrots until they are fork tender, should take about 15 minutes. Drain and cool slightly.
  • Prep the veggies and meat: Chop the meat, potatoes, carrots and pickles; they should all be small pieces about 1/4 inch by 1/4 inch. Drain all the juice from the diced pickles and the peas. I usually place them in a paper towel lined bowl to soak up all the extra liquid.
  • Make the salad: Add all the veggies and meat to a big bowl, then add the mayo and mustard, season with salt and pepper and mix everything together. You will end up with a big bowl of salad, traditionally we smooth out the top of the salad with a knife and spread more mayonnaise and smooth that out.
  • Serve: Serve salad cold, do not warm it up.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 594 kcal, Carbohydrate 24 g, Protein 25 g, Fat 44 g, SaturatedFat 12 g, Cholesterol 92 mg, Sodium 830 mg, Fiber 6 g, Sugar 5 g, ServingSize 1 serving

BEEF BOURGUIGNON



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Try Ina Garten's Beef Bourguignonne recipe, a French classic with bacon, mushrooms and red wine, from Barefoot Contessa on Food Network.

Provided by Ina Garten

Categories     main-dish

Time 1h45m

Yield 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 19

1 tablespoon good olive oil
8 ounces dry cured center cut applewood smoked bacon, diced
2 1/2 pounds chuck beef cut into 1-inch cubes
Kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper
1 pound carrots, sliced diagonally into 1-inch chunks
2 yellow onions, sliced
2 teaspoons chopped garlic (2 cloves)
1/2 cup Cognac
1 (750 ml.) bottle good dry red wine such as Cote du Rhone or Pinot Noir
1 can (2 cups) beef broth
1 tablespoon tomato paste
1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves (1/2 teaspoon dried)
4 tablespoons unsalted butter at room temperature, divided
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 pound frozen whole onions
1 pound fresh mushrooms stems discarded, caps thickly sliced
Country bread or Sour Dough, toasted or grilled and rubbed with garlic clove
1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley, optional

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F.
  • Heat the olive oil in a large Dutch oven. Add the bacon and cook over medium heat for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the bacon is lightly browned. Remove the bacon with a slotted spoon to a large plate.
  • Dry the beef cubes with paper towels and then sprinkle them with salt and pepper. In batches in single layers, sear the beef in the hot oil for 3 to 5 minutes, turning to brown on all sides. Remove the seared cubes to the plate with the bacon and continue searing until all the beef is browned. Set aside.
  • Toss the carrots, and onions, 1 tablespoon of salt and 2 teaspoons of pepper in the fat in the pan and cook for 10 to 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the onions are lightly browned. Add the garlic and cook for 1 more minute. Add the Cognac, stand back, and ignite with a match to burn off the alcohol. Put the meat and bacon back into the pot with the juices. Add the bottle of wine plus enough beef broth to almost cover the meat. Add the tomato paste and thyme. Bring to a simmer, cover the pot with a tight-fitting lid and place it in the oven for about 1 1/4 hours or until the meat and vegetables are very tender when pierced with a fork.
  • Combine 2 tablespoons of butter and the flour with a fork and stir into the stew. Add the frozen onions. Saute the mushrooms in 2 tablespoons of butter for 10 minutes until lightly browned and then add to the stew. Bring the stew to a boil on top of the stove, then lower the heat and simmer for 15 minutes. Season to taste.
  • To serve, toast the bread in the toaster or oven. Rub each slice on 1 side with a cut clove of garlic. For each serving, spoon the stew over a slice of bread and sprinkle with parsley.

BOEUF SALAD



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It'a Romanian potato salad and it's very popular around holidays. Add more or less mayo according to your taste. It can be made vegetarian, too.

Provided by littlemafia

Categories     Potato

Time 45m

Yield 1 platter

Number Of Ingredients 9

4 -5 potatoes
1 carrot
1/2 cup boiled green peas
2 dill pickles
250 g chicken breasts
1 teaspoon mustard
300 g mayonnaise
salt
pepper

Steps:

  • Boil potatoes, carrot and chicken breast. Cube the ingredients and the dill pickles and mix with mustard, salt, pepper and 200 gr mayo.
  • Arrange on a platter and add the rest of mayo and smooth over the surface with a knife.
  • Decorate with parsley leaves, black olives or sliced boiled eggs. Flower designs are very popular.

ROMANIAN/RUSSIAN SALATA DE BOEUF (SALAT OLIVJE)



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This authentic recipe for salata de boeuf (salat Olivje) is a traditional Romanian/Russian salad of potatoes, meat, and vegetables in a mayo dressing.

Provided by Barbara Rolek

Categories     Appetizer     Dinner     Entree     Lunch     Salad

Time 3h25m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 20

For the Salad:
2 large Russet potatoes
2 carrots
1 1/2 to 2 parsnips
5 large​ eggs
1 small onion
2 stalks celery
1 to 2 pickles
2 boneless chicken breasts (cooked and finely diced), or use cooked beef, turkey, ham, hot dogs
1 1/2 cups peas (frozen)
For the Dressing:
1 to 2 cups mayonnaise (homemade is traditional)
1 tablespoon mustard
Salt to taste
Pepper to taste
For the Garnish:
Reserved​ hard-cooked eggs
Reserved cooked vegetables
Parsley
Olives

Steps:

  • Gather the ingredients.
  • In a large pot of salted water , boil the potatoes in their skins until they are fork-tender, about 20 minutes. Remove them from the water and when cool enough to handle, peel off the skin. Dice finely and reserve.
  • Peel the carrots and parsnips. In a large pot of boiling water, cook them until fork-tender, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove them from the water and when cool enough to handle, dice finely and reserve.
  • Hard boil the eggs. When cool enough to handle, dice finely and set aside.
  • Finely dice the onions, celery, and pickles.
  • In a large bowl, add the diced potatoes, diced cooked chicken or other meat, diced carrots, parsnips, eggs, onion, and celery, reserving some of the vegetables and eggs to use to decorate the salad.
  • Squeeze the diced pickles lightly in a paper towel to remove some of their juice (otherwise the salad will be too watery) and add to the rest of the diced ingredients.
  • Place the frozen peas in a colander and run cold water over them to defrost. Drain completely, patting dry, if necessary, and add to the other diced ingredients in the large bowl.
  • Gather the ingredients.
  • In a medium bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, mustard, salt, and pepper.
  • Add the dressing to the bowl of vegetables and chicken and toss to completely coat.
  • Transfer the salad to a pretty serving bowl or mound onto a platter. Cover the entire top with a thin layer of the dressing. Use enough so no salad shows through. Decorate the top with the reserved vegetables and hard-cooked eggs, along with olives and parsley.
  • Cover the salad with plastic wrap and place it in the refrigerator to serve chilled. While you could serve it immediately at room temperature, refrigerating it allows the flavors to mix together best.
  • Serve and enjoy.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 897 kcal, Carbohydrate 55 g, Cholesterol 257 mg, Fiber 9 g, Protein 30 g, SaturatedFat 11 g, Sodium 857 mg, Sugar 9 g, Fat 62 g, ServingSize 4 plates (4 servings), UnsaturatedFat 0 g

SALATA DE BOEUF



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This tasty beef and potato salad makes a beautiful and delicious addition to a cold buffet. Although it does take some time to prepare, it is well worth the effort. A bonus is that you have a good beef broth that you can easily make into soup by adding vegetables and noodles.

Provided by superbuna

Categories     Vegetable

Time 8h

Yield 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 14

2 -3 lbs boneless beef shank
3 large scraped carrots
1 large onion
3 celery ribs
6 whole peppercorns
1 1/2 tablespoons salt
4 whole large peeled potatoes
3 quarts water
3 medium no-garlic dill pickles
3/4 cup frozen tiny peas, thawed
1 lemon, juice of
mayonnaise
yellow mustard
vegetables, for garnishing

Steps:

  • Place beef shank, carrots, split parsley root, whole onion, celery, salt and peppercorns in soup pot.
  • Add water and cook as you would for soup.
  • When meat has cooked completely, remove pot from stove and strain into another pot.
  • Discard onion and peppercorns.
  • Remove meat and vegetables to large plate.
  • Remove all visible fat and gristle from meat while it is still hot.
  • Then cool completely and chill meat and veggies, preferably overnight.
  • While these are cooling, cook the whole peeled potatoes in the soup stock until just done, taking care not to allow them to become mushy.
  • Remove from soup and chill.
  • When meat and vegetables are cold, cut all into small dice, no larger than 3/8".
  • Place in mixing bowl.
  • Finely chop dill pickles and add to meat mixture together with thawed peas.
  • Squeeze lemon juice over all.
  • Taste, and add salt if required. Add freshly ground black pepper to taste and mix well.
  • Now add enough mayonnaise just to bind the ingredients together.
  • Spoon out mixture onto oval serving platter and shape with back of spoon or spatula into oval shape about 2" thick.
  • Mix a small amount of mustard into 1/2 cup mayonnaise to color it somewhat and frost the meat mixture with this.
  • Decorate the salad with cut vegetables like slivers of green pepper, strips of wilted chives, slivered olives, or simply with fluffs of parsley.
  • Chill till serving time.

Tips:

  • To make the perfect vinaigrette, use a ratio of 3 parts oil to 1 part vinegar. This will ensure that the dressing is balanced and not too acidic.
  • When choosing a mustard for the vinaigrette, opt for a grainy mustard. This type of mustard will add a nice depth of flavor to the dressing.
  • If you don't have any shallots on hand, you can substitute a small onion. Just be sure to chop it very finely.
  • For the best flavor, use a variety of greens in your salad. A mix of romaine, arugula, and spinach is a great option.
  • If you're using a pre-cooked beefsteak, make sure that it's thinly sliced against the grain. This will help to ensure that it's tender and easy to chew.
  • To add a touch of smokiness to the salad, grill the beefsteak before slicing it. This will also help to give it a nice char.
  • For a more substantial salad, add some cooked potatoes or roasted vegetables.
  • Serve the salad immediately with a sprinkle of freshly grated Parmesan cheese.

Conclusion:

Boeuf salad is a classic French dish that is both delicious and easy to make. With its combination of tender beefsteak, crisp greens, and tangy vinaigrette, it's the perfect salad for any occasion. Whether you're serving it as a main course or a side dish, this salad is sure to be a hit.

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