beef carpaccio with marinated bean salad

[parthsheth2009]

ingredients

• sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 250g green or mixed beans, topped but not tailed
• 1 x 500g piece of beef fillet
• a few sprigs of fresh thyme
• olive oil

for the marinade
• 2 small shallots or ½ a small red onion, peeled and very finely chopped
• a handful of fresh soft herbs (chervil, parsley, yellow inner celery, tarragon), leaves picked and chopped
• 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
• 1½ tablespoons white wine vinegar
• extra virgin olive oil