Pressed Roast Beef Sandwich
Pressed Roast Beef Sandwich ~ the ultimate in picnic food. Layers of deli meats and cheeses on a ciabatta loaf, pressed to enhance the flavors.
Servings: 4
Calories:
Ingredients
- 1 loaf of ciabatta bread sliced in half lengthwise
- pesto mayonnaise (recipe below)
- 12 ounces good quality deli roast beef thinly sliced
- 6 slices Sargento® Sliced Smokehouse Cheddar™ Cheese (varies with the size of ciabatta loaf)
- 3-5 lettuce leaves (depending on size)
- 1 medium tomato thinly sliced
- 1 granny smith apple thinly sliced
- Salt and pepper
- Plastic wrap
PESTO MAYO
- 1/4 cup pesto (homemade OR store bought)
- 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
Instructions
- Slice the ciabatta lengthwise then pull some of the bread out with your fingers from the center area, leaving the edges intact.
- Next divide the pesto mayo between the two halves and spread from edge to edge of the bread to ensure flavor in every bite.
- Layer Sargento® Sliced Smokehouse Cheddar™ Cheese on both sides of the bread, then on one side, stack a layer of lettuce, half of the deli roast beef, sliced tomato (season the tomatoes with salt and pepper), thinly sliced apple and the rest of the deli roast beef.
- Fold the sandwich together then wrap the sandwich as tightly as possible in plastic wrap and transfer to the refrigerator, supporting the middle of the sandwich.
- Weight the sandwich (see body of post) for several hours up to overnight in the refrigerator.
- After the sandwich has been pressed, slice and serve.