Fillet of beef with cilantro lime sauce
6 servings
Ingredients
Quantity | Ingredient | |
---|---|---|
½ | Fillet of beef, trimmed (about 2-1/2 to 3 lbs.) | |
2 | tablespoons | Olive oil |
1 | tablespoon | Cracked black pepper |
1 | cup | Cilantro leaves |
½ | cup | Parsley leaves |
2 | Limes; juice & zest only | |
1 | Garlic clove; crushed | |
1 | tablespoon | Dijon mustard |
1¼ | cup | Cornichons |
1 | teaspoon | Ground coriander |
Directions
CILANTRO SAUCE
Preheat oven to 450 F. Rub fillet with olive oil and pepper. Roast 20 to 25 minutes for rare. Cool; refrigerate. Serve cold with cilantro sauce.
CILANTRO SAUCE: Combine all ingredients in a blender and process until leaves are roughly chopped and ingredients are blended. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Source: Metropolitan Home - May 1986