Roast Beef Baguette with Pickles and Red Onion Relish
Lunch, in the Netherlands, means bread. And most of us Dutchies eat it the way we were raised - open faced, with some ham or cheese and maybe some butter, but very little else. Or for the sweet breakfast version, with apple syrup, butter and chocolate sprinkles, or jam. And while as a Dutchie I’ll be the first to say that all that can be pretty wonderful when the bread is fresh and warm, and the ingredients are good - it’s not exactly exciting. But these days, I’ve got some extra time on my hands - which generally means good things as far as food goes. And while I generally wouldn’t really consider sandwiches to be blog-worthy, I was so happy enough with this one that I wanted to share. Ingredients (serves 1): 1 rye wheat parisienne or half baguette 50g cold roast beef (rare) 1 large pickle 2 tbsp mayonnaise 1 tbsp yoghurt 5 cherry tomatoes, sliced handful of lamb's lettuce couple of tablespoons of a sweet onion relish (try my Red Onion Compôte ) ...