Salpicón de Res is a cold, Mexican beef salad served with a lime-vinegar vinaigrette. Usually served on top of a tostada. It’s a great way to use up leftovers and ideal for parties.
As a busy mom, I love leftovers. Heat up and serve. Or, cut the next meal’s cooking time in half, and dinner is ready. One of my favorite dishes to make whenever I have leftover roast: Salpicón de Res. Since it’s cold, you can even make this ahead of time. Love that!
You don’t need a lot of the leftover roast for this recipe. About 4 cups or so. This is a chuck roast, but you can use any cut of beef.
My worry is to be at a party and have that raw onion breath. YUCK! These pickled onions do not have that raw onion taste and are soooo good! They are the same Mexican Pickled Onions that we use on Cochinita Pibil except I’m using a white onion. Again, this is something you can do ahead of time.
The vinaigrette is tangy but yummy. I’m using both white vinegar and lime, but you could use one or the other, depending on your taste.
Make the lime-vinegar vinaigrette and set aside until ready to use.
Combine all the ingredients. Then place your Salpicón de Res in the refrigerator until ready to use. Do you see why this recipe is great for parties? I love food that involves little time in the kitchen when you have guests over and want to mingle.
Top your crunchy tostadas with a few tablespoons of the Salpicón de Res, avocado sices, cilantro, and salsa. It’s a delicious recipe that moms, potlucks attendees, and party-goers will love.
Watch How to Make Salpicón de Res
- Juice 1 lime
- 1 tablespoon white vinegar
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- Salt
- Pepper
- Pinch of Whole Oregano
- 2 cups cooked shredded beef
- 1 tomato, diced
- 1 jalapeño, finely diced
- ½ bunch of cilantro, chopped
- ¼ pickled onion slices
- 2-3 tablespoons of Onion Pickling Juice (or substitute with lime juice)
- In a bowl, add lime juice, vinegar, olive oil, salt, pepper, and oregano.
- (Crush the oregano slightly in your hand before adding).
- Whisk to combine.
- Set aside.
- In a large container, add the beef, tomato, jalapeño, cilantro, pickled onions, pickling juice, lime-vinegar vinaigrette.
- Mix well.
- Place in the fridge until ready to use.
- To serve, top tostadas and avocado slices.
- Enjoy!
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links.
Anonymous says
Delicious
Stacie says
Now that’s what I call a meal. My mouth is legit watering over here. I have to make this!
Whitney says
I’m a huge fan of leftovers too! This looks like a great meal to make ahead of time!
Lydia Smith says
I like how food bloggers like you give is reasons not to waste food. Who knows a leftover can be tuned to something looking so yummy?
Courtney Glenny says
This looks amazing! Thank you for sharing…YUM!!! xxx
Claire Stokes says
Oh my gosh, this looks so so delicious and something I could really devour! Great inspiration to cook up something different at home this weekend 🙂
Marysa says
What an interesting dish. I haven’t heard of this one, but it looks delicious. It’s nice to have some new recipes to mix up our weeknight routine.
Sophia says
This looks so good Mexican food is my favorite.
Elaine says
Hooray for meals that use up leftovers! Since it’s just the two of us in our house, we ALWAYS have leftovers. Dressing them up in another kind of dish is something I’ve been wanting to try more often, so this would be great!
Chelle Dizon says
I haven’t heard of Salpicón de Res but it sounds really delectable and delicious plus the fact that you can just use leftover for this dish. Thumbs up for me!
Nikki says
I bet that beef taste absolutely delicious. I love Mexican cuisine I don’t really care what kind it is out I’ll try it at least once this recipe sounds amazing.
Sincerely miss J says
I haven’t heard of Salpicón de Res but i am drooling through my computer. I am really tempted to try to make this, this weekend.
Kimberley says
Everything about this recipie looks so good! Can’t wait to try it
Lisa says
This looks incredible! It has all the ingredients I like in a dish, and I’ll be making this no doubt!
Sara says
This looks delicious; I know what I’m having for dinner tonight! YUM!
Jasmine Hewitt says
this looks amazing! now im hungry again lol
Autumn Murray says
I love chuck roast so I am going to give this a try. Looks so tender and delicious!
Suzanne says
Wow, I’ve never heard of salpicon. I definitely need to try and make this in the very near future! xo
Courtney says
Omg can we say yum?!? I just love Mexican food! Must give this recipe a try. Yum!
Angela says
I love onion but I never eat it because of the raw onion breath! This seems nice to try!
Nati says
How funny, my mom used to make us Salpicón the ave or salpicón de atún and she was convinced it was a Spanish dish. Whatever! I love this Mexican version with beef and I’ll definitely try it!