Roast beef and horseradish sandwiches with watercress

Name: Roast beef and horseradish sandwiches with watercress
Total time: 10 min
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 4 slices crusty white bread; 200g cold roast beef, thinly sliced; 2 tbsp horseradish sauce; 30g watercress; 1 tomato, sliced; 1 tbsp butter, softened

Thin pink beef, hot horseradish and peppery watercress on soft bread, the best use of Sunday leftovers.

Time10 min
LevelEasy
Costabout £2.05 a head

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

2 servings

Ingredients

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4slices crusty white bread
200 gcold roast beefthinly sliced
2 tbsphorseradish sauce
30 gwatercress
1tomatosliced
1 tbspbuttersoftened

Method

1
Butter one side of each slice of bread.
2
Spread the horseradish sauce over two slices. Go lightly the first time, it is strong.
3
Pile the beef over the horseradish in loose folds.
4
Add the tomato and watercress and season with black pepper.
5
Top with the other slices, press down gently and cut in half. Serve straight away.

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