2107. ROAST BEEF and BACON CLUB SANDWICH

serves four


1 pound roast beef, thinly sliced
1 French baguette, cut into four equal servings and sliced in half
2 teaspoons olive oil
4 ounces blue cheese
1/4 cup finely chopped fresh chives
mayonnaise
12 slices bacon
1 tomato, thinly sliced
1/2 red onion, thinly sliced
fresh ground black pepper to taste

Preheat oven to 350ºF. Brush French bread with olive oil and toast cut side up. Remove from oven and cool slightly, spread blue cheese on one half of each sandwich. Add chopped chives and fresh ground pepper. Spread mayonnaise on remaining slices. To assemble, arrange 4 ounces of roast beef on blue cheese side of sandwich. Top with bacon, tomato and red onion. Slice each sandwich in half and serve.

bacon recipe courtesy of: Certified Angus Beef® , Certified Angus Beef LLC, 206 Riffel Road, Wooster, Ohio 44691