Name: Beef salad with blue cheese dressing
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Blue cheese dressing; 1/4 cup (60ml) olive oil; 2 clove garlic, crushed; 1/4 cup (60ml) orange juice; 60 gram (2 ounces) blue cheese, crumbled; 500 gram (1 pound) baby new potatoes, quartered; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 4 beef fillet steaks (500g); 300 gram (10 ounces) green beans, trimmed, halved crossways; 200 gram (6½ ounces) cherry tomatoes, halved; 100 gram (3¼ ounces) baby rocket leaves (arugula)

Beef salad with blue cheese dressing

This moreish salad makes a great weeknight meal and is also fantastic for the lunchbox.

Ingredients

Blue cheese dressing

1/4 cup (60ml) olive oil

2 clove garlic, crushed

1/4 cup (60ml) orange juice

60 gram (2 ounces) blue cheese, crumbled

500 gram (1 pound) baby new potatoes, quartered

1 tablespoon olive oil

4 beef fillet steaks (500g)

300 gram (10 ounces) green beans, trimmed, halved crossways

200 gram (6½ ounces) cherry tomatoes, halved

100 gram (3¼ ounces) baby rocket leaves (arugula)

Method

1.To make blue cheese dressing, combine ingredients in screw-top jar; shake well.

2.Preheat oven to 220°C/425°F.

3.Place potato, in single layer, in large shallow baking tin; drizzle with oil. Roast, uncovered, about 20 minutes or until browned lightly and tender.

4.Cook beef on heated oiled grill plate (or grill or barbecue) until browned both sides and cooked as desired. Cover; stand 5 minutes then slice thinly.

5.Meanwhile, boil, steam or microwave beans until just tender; drain.

6.Combine beef, beans and potato in large bowl with tomato and rocket, drizzle with dressing; toss gently.

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