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Prepare Winter Vegetable Salad:
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Preheat oven to 400u00b0.
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Combine 1/4 cup water and pearl onions in a small baking dish; cover and bake at 400u00b0 for 10 minutes. Drain, and set aside.
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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.
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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.
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Prepare Portobello-and-Escarole Gratin:
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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 400u00b0 for 20 minutes; set aside.
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Increase oven temperature to 425u00b0.
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Cook escarole in boiling water for 1 minute. Drain and plunge escarole into ice water; drain again.
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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.
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Combine breadcrumbs and remaining ingredients in a bowl; stir well. Sprinkle over mushroom stacks. Bake at 425u00b0 for 10 minutes or until breadcrumbs are lightly browned. Set aside; keep warm.
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Prepare Roast Beef Tenderloin:
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Reduce oven temperature to 350u00b0.
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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 350u00b0 for 30 minutes or until a thermometer registers 145u00b0 (medium-rare) to 160u00b0 (medium). Let stand 10 minutes, and cut into 8 slices.
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To complete recipe:
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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.