Roast Beef Tenderloin With Portobello Mushroom-And-Escarole Gratin And Winter Vegetable Salad

• Winter Vegetable Salad:
• 1/4 cup water
• 8 pearl onions, peeled
• 4 baby parsnips or 2 small parsnips (cut in half), peeled
• 12 thin asparagus spears, trimmed
• 8 baby carrots, peeled
• 12 baby beets, trimmed
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 3 (3 1/2-ounce) packages fresh shiitake mushrooms, stems removed (about 4 cups)
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 cup water
• 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
• 1/4 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh or 2 teaspoons dried tarragon
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
• Portobello Mushroom-and-Escarole Gratin:
• 1 cup chopped onion
• 1 cup low-salt chicken broth
• 1/3 cup balsamic vinegar
• 1/4 cup dry red wine
• 1 teaspoon chopped fresh or 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon cumin seeds, toasted and ground
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 8 large portobello mushroom caps
• 14 cups torn escarole (about 1 bunch)
• 1 teaspoon unsalted butter
• 1/2 cup fresh breadcrumbs
• 1/4 cup (1 ounce) crumbled goat cheese
• 1/4 cup (1 ounce) shredded fresh Parmesan cheese
• 3 tablespoons chopped flat-leaf parsley
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, melted
• 1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds, toasted and ground
• Roast Beef Tenderloin:
• 2 teaspoons olive oil, divided
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
• 1 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1 (1-pound) beef tenderloin

1. Prepare Winter Vegetable Salad:
2. Preheat oven to 400u0b0.
3. Combine 1/4 cup water and pearl onions in a small baking dish; cover and bake at 400u0b0 for 10 minutes. Drain, and set aside.
4. Cook parsnips in boiling water 10 minutes. Add asparagus and carrots; cook 3 minutes or until tender. Remove vegetables with a slotted spoon and plunge vegetables into ice water; drain again and set aside. Cook beets in boiling water 15 minutes or until tender. Drain and plunge beets into ice water; drain again. Peel beets; set aside.
5. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add mushrooms; saute 1 minute. Add onion and garlic; saute 1 minute. Add 1 cup water, vinegar, and parsley; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and cook 8 minutes. Remove from heat; let cool. Stir in tarragon, salt, and pepper. Set shiitake mushroom sauce aside, and keep warm.
6. Prepare Portobello-and-Escarole Gratin:
7. Combine first 9 ingredients in a shallow pan; stir well. Arrange mushrooms in a single layer on top of broth mixture, turning to coat. Cover and bake at 400u0b0 for 20 minutes; set aside.
8. Increase oven temperature to 425u0b0.
9. Cook escarole in boiling water for 1 minute. Drain and plunge escarole into ice water; drain again.
10. Coat a gratin dish or 9-inch square baking dish with 1 teaspoon butter; set aside. Place 4 mushrooms, stem sides up, in prepared dish; reserve broth mixture. Divide escarole evenly among mushrooms in dish; top with remaining mushrooms, stem sides down. Spoon reserved broth mixture over mushroom stacks.
11. Combine breadcrumbs and remaining ingredients in a bowl; stir well. Sprinkle over mushroom stacks. Bake at 425u0b0 for 10 minutes or until breadcrumbs are lightly browned. Set aside; keep warm.
12. Prepare Roast Beef Tenderloin:
13. Reduce oven temperature to 350u0b0.
14. Combine 1 teaspoon oil, salt, pepper, and cardamom, and stir well. Spread over all sides of beef. Heat 1 teaspoon oil in a 9-inch cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat, and add beef and cook 1 minute on each side or until browned. Place skillet in oven, and bake at 350u0b0 for 30 minutes or until a thermometer registers 145u0b0 (medium-rare) to 160u0b0 (medium). Let stand 10 minutes, and cut into 8 slices.
15. To complete recipe:
16. Arrange one Portobello-and-Escarole Gratin and 2 slices Roast Beef Tenderloin on each of 4 dinner plates. Divide Winter Vegetable Salad evenly among plates; spoon 1/2 cup shiitake mushroom sauce over each salad serving.

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Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/roast-beef-tenderloin-with-portobello-mushroom-and-escarole-gratin-winter-vegetable-salad (may not work)