Salt beef sandwich
This American classic layers rye bread with pickles, sauerkraut, cheese and salt beef, topping it all off with a quick homemade Russian dressing.
From Saturday Kitchen
Ingredients
For the Russian dressing
- 1 banana shallot, finely chopped
- 1 tbsp tomato ketchup
- 2 tbsp mayonnaise
- dash Worcestershire sauce
- ¼ tsp horseradish, peeled and grated
- dash Tabasco
For the salt beef sandwich
- 2 pickles, sliced
- 80g/3oz sauerkraut
- 4 slices Swiss cheese
- 8 slices salt beef or pastrami
- 8 slices rye bread
To serve
- ready salted crisps
Method
To make the dressing, mix all the ingredients together in a bowl until combined. Set aside.
To compile the sandwiches, layer the pickles, sauerkraut, Swiss cheese and salt beef or pastrami on four slices of the rye bread. Spread the dressing on the other slices and sandwich them together. Serve with the crisps.
