Fancy Easy Picnic Roast Beef Sandwiches With Spinach and Tahini
Ready In: 10 mins
Serves: 8
Yields: 8 sandwiches
Ingredients
- 12 ounces roasted red peppers, drained, chopped
- 1⁄3 cup scallion, chopped
- 1⁄3 cup cilantro, chopped
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon cumin powder
- 1 teaspoon hot sauce
- 2 garlic cloves, pressed
- 1⁄4 cup tahini
- 1⁄4 cup water
- 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 lb loaf focaccia bread or 1 lb ciabatta, cut horizontally in half
- 4 ounces feta cheese
- 1 lb deli roast beef, rare and sliced thin
- 2 cups baby spinach leaves
Directions
- Mix first 6 ingredients and half of garlic. Season to taste with salt.
- Whisk together remaining garlic, tahini, water, and lemon juice. Season to taste with salt.
- Place bread, cut sides up, on work surface. Spread red pepper mixture over both pieces of bread and then sprinkle cheese over the bottom half of the loaf. Layer half of the roast beef over the cheese and drizzle with 1/3 of the tahini dressing. Layer remaining roast beef over dressing and drizzle with half of remaining dressing. Top dressing with spinach and remaining dressing. Press top half of loaf onto spinach.
- Cut the sandwich lengthwise in half, then crosswise in quarters for a total of 8 sandwiches. Wrap each tightly in plastic wrap and refrigerate 2 hours but no more than 1 day. (It needs to chill to set up, but after a day the bread gets soggy.).
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