Beef Carpaccio With Fresh Salad
This is such a lovely, light entrée. Keep an eye on those pine nuts – don’t turn your back for a second as those little suckers burn! Also – don’t dress the carpaccio until the last moment as the acid in the dressing will actually cook the beef which you don’t want.
Serves 4
Prep: 20 mins
Cook: 30 mins
Kcal: 301
Fats: 24g
Carbs: 2g
Protein: 14g
Ingredients:
8 oz. (230g) beef tenderloin (fillet)
¼ cup (30g) pine nuts
½ lemon, zest & juice
2 tbsp. mayonnaise
½ tbsp. olive oil
¼ cup (25g) Parmigiano Reggiano, grated
2 oz. (60g) mixed salad leaves
handful basil leaves
salt & pepper
Method:
Wrap the beef tenderloin tightly in cling film and place in the freezer for 30 minutes. The meat should not freeze, but it will become firm, you will then be able cut it easily into wafer thin slices.
Meanwhile, heat a dry frying pan and roast the pine nuts for 3 minutes. Keep tossing them in the pan to avoid burning, the nuts are ready when golden brown in color. Then set aside the pine nuts to cool.
Create a dressing by mixing the mayonnaise with the lemon zest, lemon juice and olive oil. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Once ready to serve, remove the beef tenderloin from the fridge and cut into thin slices with a sharp knife. Divide the beef between the 4 plates. Drizzle with the dressing and scatter over the parmesan cheese. Top each plate with salad leaves and basil, and finally sprinkle over the roasted pine nuts.