Name: Roasted sirloin of beef with salsa verde
Yield: 10 servings
Cuisine: English
Ingredients: 1 ½kg sirloin of beef; 1 tbsp olive oil; rocket and crusty bread, to serve; 2 tbsp capers rinsed, drained and chopped; 2 tbsp gherkins finely chopped; ½ bunch spring onion finely chopped; small bunch parsley finely chopped; juice 2 lemons; 4 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil

For nice, neat slices, roast the beef the day before, cool, then chill before slicing. This makes it easier to carve

Ingredients

1 ½kg sirloin of beef

1 tbsp olive oil

rocket and crusty bread, to serve

2 tbsp capers rinsed, drained and chopped

2 tbsp gherkins finely chopped

½ bunch spring onion finely chopped

small bunch parsley finely chopped

juice 2 lemons

4 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil

Instructions

1 Heat oven to 240C/220C fan/gas 9. Rub the beef all over with the oil and season with some salt and lots of black pepper. Transfer to a roasting tray and cook for 20 mins, then turn the oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5 and roast for a further 10-15 mins per 450g for medium-rare, 15-20 mins per 450g for medium, 20-25 mins for medium-well and 25-30 mins for well done. Remove from the oven and allow to cool.

2 To make the salsa verde, mix all the ingredients with some salt and pepper. Thinly slice the beef and arrange on a serving platter, drizzle with the salsa verde and rocket leaves and eat with the crusty bread.