Rare fillet of beef with Roquefort cheese

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Serves 4

Preparation time
less than 30 mins

Cooking time
less than 10 mins








Ingredients

For the beef400g/14¼oz fillet of beef10g/½oz peppercorns10g/½oz juniper berries10g/½oz coriander seeds2 cloves olive oil, for frying½ lemon, juice onlysalt and freshly ground pepper For the salad240g/8½oz Roquefort cheese50g/1¾oz mixed salad leaves4 tsp tarragon vinaigrette (whisk together 3 tbsp olive oil and 1 tbsp tarragon vinegar; keep what you don' t use in a jar in the fridge)

Method

1. Trim the beef fillet of all sinew and fat. Crush the peppercorns, juniper berries, coriander seeds and cloves together in a mortar and pestle until fine, or grind in a spice grinder. Press the spice mixture into the beef fillet.2. Heat a frying pan and add a little olive oil. When the oil is smoking hot, lower the fillet into the pan and cook over a high heat until brown all over, being careful not to burn the spices. Drain on kitchen paper and let it cool completely.3. Wrap the beef tightly in cling film, pulling it around and around the fillet. Place in the refrigerator or freezer to firm up a little.4. Cut the beef into thin slices then put the slices between sheets of cling film and tap gently with a meat mallet or rolling pin
until very thin.5. Lay the slices flat on serving plates. Sprinkle with some of the lemon juice and season with freshly ground pepper and salt. 6. For the salad, cut the cheese into small cubes and mix it with the salad leaves. Sprinkle with a little of the lemon juice and drizzle over the
tarragon vinaigrette. Season with salt and pepper and toss lightly.7. Divide the salad among four plates, placing the leaves in the centre, and serve.