SALAD OF TWO BEANS, WALNUTS, RADICCHIO AND CROûTONS WITH BEEF FILLET
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 50g/2oz bread
- crusts removed
- cut into cubes
- 3 sprigs fresh rosemary
- 2 x 150g/5½oz beef fillet
- 2 slices white bread
- torn into pieces
- 4 tbsp milk
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 lemon
- juice and zest only
- 50g/2oz walnuts
- 150ml/5½fl oz extra virgin olive oil
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 150g/5½oz radicchio leaves
- 50g/2oz walnuts
- 100g/3½oz French beans
- cooked
- 100g/3½oz broad beans
- blanched and peeled
- 1 tsp chopped fresh flatleaf parsley
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 15g/1oz parmesan shavings
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 220C/425F/Gas 7.
- Heat a frying pan until hot then add the olive oil
- cubed bread and rosemary and fry until just golden.
- Transfer the croutons onto a baking tray and place in the oven to bake for five minutes
- until crisp.
- Meanwhile
- place a frying pan onto the heat and
- when hot
- add a little oil and the beef fillets. Fry on each side for two minutes then place in the oven for five minutes
- or until cooked to your liking. Remove and allow to rest.
- To make the dressing
- place the bread and the milk into a food processor and allow to soak together.
- Add the garlic
- lemon juice and zest and walnuts and blend to a paste.
- Add the olive oil and season
- to taste
- with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
- To serve
- place the radicchio
- walnuts
- French beans and broad beans into a bowl and drizzle with the dressing.
- Add the parsley and the croutons and mix well.
- Divide the salad between two plates
- drizzle with olive oil and top with shaved parmesan. Serve with the beef fillet alongside.

