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  • sirloin steak
    (weighing about 250g/9oz) , trimmed of fat
  • 2 parsnips
    peeled and cut into strips or coarsley grated
  • 4 dates
    stoned and quartered lengthways
  • 150g bag baby leaf green
    salad with chard
  • handful mint
    leaves, roughly chopped

For the dressing

Nutrition: per serving

  • kcal474
  • fat11g
  • saturates5g
  • carbs60g
  • sugars46g
  • fibre10g
  • protein35g
  • salt0.42g
    low

Method

  • step 1

    Heat a griddle pan until very hot, season the steak, then fry for 1½-2½ mins each side for rare to medium. Remove from the pan and rest for 5 mins, before thinly slicing.

  • step 2

    Make the dressing by whisking the crème fraîche, horseradish sauce and lemon juice together in a large bowl. Tip in the parsnip and dates, then toss together with some seasoning. Divide the leaf salad between 2 plates with the parsnip salad on top. Lay the sliced beef over the salad and finish with a scattering of mint leaves.

RECIPE TIPS
DATES

Medjool dates are in season at Christmas and give a rich syrupy flavour to the salad, which works especially well with the beef.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, December 2006

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