Topside roast.

A delicious healthy recipe commissioned from Sleekgeek Success Story turned Coach,  Sylvia Frank (read more about her here).

Carefully designed to fit in with the Sleekgeek Food List,  Healthy Meal Template, and  Portion Control Guide.

DETAILS

Recommended for:  Lunch or dinner
Serves: 6

INGREDIENTS:

• PROTEIN:
  • 1 Topside roast (beef)

• VEGETABLES/FRUIT:
  • 3 carrots
  • 2 leeks
  • 2 onions
  • 4 cloves garlic

• SMART CARBS:
  • This would be good served with baby new potatoes (3 small per person)

• HEALTHY FAT:
  • 4 Tbsp Olive oil

• HERBS, SPICES, AND EXTRAS:
  • Rosemary (dried or fresh (better fresh)
  • 2 or 3 Sage leaves (or a pinch dried sage)
  • Sprig Thyme(or a pinch dried thyme)
  • Handful destalked Parsley (or a tsp dried parsley)
  • Tsp Salt
  • Pinch Pepper
  • Half tsp Garlic salt (optional)

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UTENSILS:

• Foil or a roasting pan with a lid
• Chopping board
• Chopping knife
• Mezzaluna (if you have one)
• Vegetable peeler

INSTRUCTIONS:

• Preheat the oven to 180’C
• Prepare your piece of meat by trimming off any unsightly bits of fat.
• Massage your meat with a Tbsp of the olive oil.
• Finely chop the herbs and mix with salt, pepper and garlic/garlic salt.
• Rub the herb mix all over the meat, adding a little extra oil if needed. Set aside.
• Peel your carrots, garlic cloves and onions, wash your leeks. Wash baby potatoes.
• Chop the carrots, leeks and onions in big chunks. Cut each garlic clove in half.
• Put the last of the olive oil over the veg and toss to coat.
• Lay the vegetable mix (called mirepoix) on the bottom of the roasting pan in a pile.
• Nestle the beef on top so that as the vegetables cook they bring moisture and subtle flavour up into the roast.
• Arrange the new potatoes around the beef and sprinkle with a little salt.
• Cover with foil or a roasting dish lid and pop into the oven for 40 minutes.
• After 20 minutes remove the lid or foil and roast uncovered.

TO SERVE:

• Allow the meat to rest for 5 to 10 minutes after removing from the oven.
• Slice as thinly as you can.
• Serve onto a platter with the vegetables.

Enjoy!