For a simple sandwich this is incredibly delicious. (Especially if you have a few extras to toss in!) Make sure you use good quality roast beef (or lamb) for this. I've found that some of the mass-produced deli meats here in North America are very, very salty. If you're not using your own home-cooked roast beef, at least make sure that you've found a nice grocery store variety.

Condiments such as mayonnaise and horseradish are not traditional, but I think they make a nice addition, so I recommend them if they're available to you. I also had a bit of excess spinach that needed to be used up, so I added a few leaves to my sandwich, but this is not a critical component.

Roasted Meaty Sandwich

Ingredients

• 2 Tbsp. olive oil
• 1 tomato (preferably an heirloom variety), sliced
• 1 crusty bun or 2 slices crusty bread
• 2 tsp. prepared horseradish (optional)
• 2 tsp. mayonnaise (optional)
• 2-3 spinach leaves
• 4-5 thin slices roast beef (or lamb)
• 1/4 c. basil leaves or (even better) basil "microgreens"

Directions

1. Heat olive oil over medium heat.
2. Add the tomatoes and cook until they get a little colour on their undersides.
3. Carefully remove from pan.
4. If using a bun, cut it open. Place the bread slices/bun halves in the pan and cook in the residual oil from frying the tomatoes.
5. Once bun/bread is nicely toasted, remove from pan.
6. Spread horseradish on one side and mayo on the other (if using).
7. Top one slice of bread/bottom half of bun with spinach.
8. Layer roast beef on top of spinach and place tomato slices on top of beef. (You may not need all of the tomato depending on its size.)
9. Add basil on top of the tomato and cap with the other slice of bread/bun top.