Rare Roast Beef Sandwiches with Horseradish Cream

Preparation time:
20 mins
Cooking time:
15 mins
Makes:
24
Recipe provided by: New Idea
Rating:
Master your next morning tea with these delicate roast beef sandwiches.

Ingredients

500g piece beef eye fillet
Salt and pepper, to taste
1 tblsp olive oil
12 slices white bread
50g wild rocket leaves

Extra wild rocket leaves, to garnish

Horseradish Cream

300g tub sour cream
2 tblsps horseradish
ΒΌ cup finely chopped fresh chives

Method

1 Season beef on both sides with salt and pepper. Heat oil in a flameproof roasting pan over a medium to high heat. Add beef. Cook for 3 minutes on each side, or until brown.

2 Transfer to oven. Cook in a hot oven (200C) for 12 to 15 minutes for rare. Remove. Transfer beef to a plate. Stand for 30 minutes. Refrigerate, covered, until cool. Thinly slice.

3 To make horseradish cream, combine all ingredients in a small bowl. Season. Mix well.

4 Spread horseradish cream over one side of each slice of bread. Divide beef and rocket over half the bread slices. Top with remaining bread slices, cream-side facing downwards.

5 Using a serrated or electric knife, cut the crusts off sandwiches. Cut each sandwich, diagonally, into quarters. Place on a serving plate. Cover and refrigerate until serving. Serve garnished with wild rocket leaves.

Source:
New Idea
Author:
Stylist:
Carolyn Fienberg
Photographer:
Andre Martin

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