Beef Tenderloin With Three Spreads

Prep Time: 10 Minutes

Cook Time: 35 Minutes

Ready In: 45 Minutes

Servings: 16

Just another favorite recipe for beef tenderloin or you could use it with a whole pork tenderloin or 4-12 oz pork tenderloins. Experiment and see which you like the best. Haven't made it with the pork.

Ingredients:

4 lbs beef tenderloin or 4 lbs steaks

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed

1/2 teaspoon coarse sea salt or 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

fresh ground black pepper, to taste

1/2 cup mayonnaise

1 tablespoon prepared horseradish

1 tablespoon fresh italian parsley (flat leaf)

1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional)

1/8 teaspoon fresh ground pepper

1 cup pitted nicoise olives or 1 cup pitted kalamata olive

1 small sweet red pepper, chopped

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar or 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar

1 tablespoon fresh ground black pepper

2 ounces crumbled blue cheese, crumbled

1/2 cup chopped italian parsley (flat leaf)

1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

1/8 teaspoon coarse sea salt or 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt

1/8 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper

sliced radish (optional)

sliced tomato (optional)

italian parsley (optional)

sliced red onion (optional)

orange slice (optional)

couple sprigs fresh rosemary (optional)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 425°F.
2. Brush meat with olive oil; sprinkle with rosemary, salt, and black pepper, if using.
3. Insert meat thermometer into center of one of the roasts.
4. For beef, roast uncovered for 35-45 minutes or until thermometer registers 140°F.
5. For pork, roast uncovered, 25-35 minutes or until thermometer registers 160°F.
6. Allow meat to stand covered loosely with foil, about 10 minutes, to allow juices to reabsorb and meat to firm for easier slicing.
7. Cut into 1/4 to 1/2-inch slices.
8. HORSERADISH MAYO:.
9. In a bowl stir together all the ingredients; makes 2/3 cup.
10. BLACK PEPPER-OLIVE RELISH:.
11. In a bowl stir together all the ingredients;.
12. Makes 1-2/3 cups.
13. BLUE CHEESE-PARSLEY CRUMBLE:.
14. In a bowl stir together all the ingredients; makes 3/4 cup.
15. Serve steak slices with one or all three spreads, potatoes,a tomato vinaigrette with greens, a loaf of French warm bread for steaks as well as sopping up the three spreads, and of course some Merlot.
16. Enjoy!

By RecipeOfHealth.com