Roast Beef, Caramelized Onion, Havarti, and Arugula Sandwich on a Focaccia Roll
I had leftover roast beef from my Garlic Crusted Roast Beef that I made recently so I decided to make some tasty sandwiches. I was inspired to make this sandwich after I saw a delicious sandwich on Kevin’s Closet Cooking. I used what I had on hand and it turned out amazing. I recently picked up some delicious horseradish mustard from a local farm that went perfectly with the roast beef and arugula. I loved the sweet caramelized onion and the flavorful Havarti combined with the tender beef and focaccia roll. My husband and I really loved these sandwiches and gobbled them right up.
How to Make a Roast Beef, Caramelized Onion, Havarti, and Arugula Sandwich on a Focaccia Roll
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Place the olive oil into a large skillet over medium heat. Add the sliced onions and cook, stirring often, for 20-30 minutes, or until caramelized and golden brown. Season with sea salt, to taste. Side Note: If the skillet gets dry, add a tablespoon of water or two.
Place the sliced focaccia bread into the preheated oven and let the roll warm up, about 3-5 minutes. Slice the leftover roast beef into thin slices. Remove the roll from the oven and spread mayonnaise and horseradish mustard, to taste. Place the roast beef onto the bottom bun then top with a slice of Havarti. Place back into the oven and cook until the cheese melts, about 3-4 minutes.
Remove the sandwich from the oven. Place a large spoonful of caramelized onions on top of the melted cheese then add the arugula and finally place the remaining half of the roll on top. Serve immediately. Enjoy!
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 sweet yellow onion sliced thinly
- Sea salt to taste
- 1-2 tbsp water if needed
- Focaccia rolls sliced in half
- Horseradish mustard to taste
- Mayonnaise to taste
- Roast beef thinly sliced
- Havarti cheese slices
- Arugula
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Place the olive oil into a large skillet over medium heat. Add the sliced onions and cook, stirring often, for 20-30 minutes, or until caramelized and golden brown. Season with sea salt, to taste. Side Note: If the skillet gets dry, add a tablespoon of water or two.
- Place the sliced focaccia bread into the preheated oven and let the roll warm up, about 3-5 minutes. Slice the leftover roast beef into thin slices. Remove the roll from the oven and spread mayonnaise and horseradish mustard, to taste. Place the roast beef onto the bottom bun then top with a slice of Havarti. Place back into the oven and cook until the cheese melts, about 3-4 minutes.
- Remove the sandwich from the oven. Place a large spoonful of caramelized onions on top of the melted cheese then add the arugula and finally place the remaining half of the roll on top. Serve immediately. Enjoy!
I love that Trader Joes lite havarti! This sandwich looks delicious.
My kind of sandwich!!
Pam I sure liked the garlic crusted beef and this is a tasty looking use of it! I like using caramelized onions too! Don
Oh wow, that looks good! We love havarti cheese and putting arrugula on sandwiches. Such a nice peppery bite it has! I put it on pizza all the time too.
Oh gosh, I am in bed and may have to get up and go have a snack! Look what you do to me Pam!!!!
XO Kris
PS You can come to my house and swim, any old time. And I will send you home with avocados and all sorts of goodies!!!
Good morning Pam……This sandwich looks delicious!!!!!
This looks delicious, we never make dishes like that here, perhaps it is time I tried. 🙂 Diane
I wish I could take that sandwich to lunch with me today…….. It looks mouthwatering!!!
I just had to come and see the photographs, as the description sounded To.Die.For. Sure enough, it looks as good as it sounds. I particularly love Havarti cheese and the idea of putting it together with roast beef just has my mouth watering. 🙂
I’m with Jenny… this made my mouth water when I saw this!!!
Yum…what a great sandwich to make with your roast beef leftovers!
Oh man you have no idea how badly I want this sandwich for lunch today!
I’m glad you’re back!
That’s my idea of the perfect sandwich. Hi Pam – I hope you had a wonderful vacation.
You are making seriously good use of those leftovers!
The focaccia bread is calling to me. What do you think good substitutes for the roast beef would be??
I am sure ham, turkey, or chicken would work great on this sandwich as well. I hope this helps.
Cheers,
Pam
I would love to have one of these sandwiches. It looks so yummy!
The sandwich looks so good!
i love every component of this, pam! i realize now that i don’t eat enough havarti. 🙂
Beef and havarti, a perfect match! I KNEW there was going to be a roast beef sandwich after seeing that roast:)
Hope you guys are having a great weekend!
I like this type food…………….its looking yummy
I made these sandwiches this past weekend and they were so good. I just love this blog and always coming to it for great ideas. Thank you!