Printable Recipe: Avocado, Spicy Mayonnaise, and Roast Beef Sandwich Recipe

Avocado and Roast Beef Sandwich Recipe with Tabasco-Cilantro Mayonnaise

This is a very different way to eat roast beef... and one that, once you've tried, you'll want to eat again and again. The ingredients for this picnic sandwich are actually rather commom and simple. But combined as they are here, they make one of my favorite picnic sandiwches of all time.

I like mine with a lot of roast beef (I add a bit extra, in fact), but you can gear yours towards whoever's doing the eating. Recipe serves about 4.

Ingredients:
1 lb. sliced deli roast beef (or more, to taste)
1/2 lb. sliced Havarti or Monterey Jack cheese
1 lg. perfectly ripe avocado, peeled and thinly sliced
1 tsp. dijon mustard
3/4 C. good-quality mayonnaise (Hellmann's is good)
1 to 1 1/2 tbsp. Tabasco (or to taste)
1/4 C. minced fresh cilantro
1/2 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
salt
1-2 tsp. lemon juice
2 C. coarsely chopped crisp romaine lettuce
4 crusty sandwich rolls (ciabatta is best)

Instructions: 1. Cut your rolls in half lenghwise and scoop out some of the excess bread with your fingers.

2. In a small bowl, stir together the mayonnaise, mustard, Tabasco, cilantro, and black pepper. Divide this mixture evenly among your hollowed-out rolls, spreading over both sides.

3. On the bottom half of the roll, layer the remaining ingredients in this order: roast beef, cheese, lettuce, and avocado. Sprinkle avocado lightly with salt and lemon juice.

4. Add the top half of your roll.