Name: Quick roast beef with almond sauce
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 beef fillet (1.2kg), trimmed; 60 ml extra-virgin olive oil (¼ cup); 2 bunches cavolo nero, trimmed, coarsely torn; Almond sauce; 90 gm blanched almonds; 1 garlic clove, coarsely chopped; 40 gm fresh crustless white sourdough bread, coarsely torn, soaked in 40ml water for five minutes; Juice of 1 lemon, or to taste; 60 ml extra-virgin olive oil (¼ cup)

Ingredients

1 beef fillet (1.2kg), trimmed

60 ml extra-virgin olive oil (¼ cup)

2 bunches cavolo nero, trimmed, coarsely torn

Almond sauce

90 gm blanched almonds

1 garlic clove, coarsely chopped

40 gm fresh crustless white sourdough bread, coarsely torn, soaked in 40ml water for five minutes

Juice of 1 lemon, or to taste

60 ml extra-virgin olive oil (¼ cup)

Method

Main

1.Preheat oven to 250C fan-forced or hottest setting on conventional oven and place a large baking tray in oven to heat. Rub beef with 2 tsp oil, season to taste, place on tray and roast, turning once, until cooked to your liking (20-25 minutes for medium-rare), then set aside to rest (5-10 minutes).

2.While beef is cooking, make almond sauce. Process almonds and garlic in a food processor until finely chopped. Squeeze bread of excess water then add to processor along wtih lemon juice, oil and 100ml water and process to a smooth sauce (add more water if necessary), season well and set aside.

3.While beef is resting, heat a frying pan over high heat, add half the remaining oil and half the cavolo nero, toss until almost wilted (1-2 minutes), add 2 tbsp water, toss until wilted (1-2 minutes), season to taste and set aside. Repeat with remaining oil and cavolo nero. Serve with beef and almond sauce.

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