Steak Sandwiches with Blue Cheese and Roasted Shallots

Ingredients

Sandwiches:

• 6 crusty rolls, such as a Portuguese, split
• 1/3 cup Dijon mustard
• 1 1/2 pounds grilled medium rare steak, thinly sliced
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 12 ounces Saga blue cheese, cut into 12 slices
• Roasted Shallots, recipe follows, roughly chopped
• 4 cups loosely packed watercress, washed and dried

Roasted Shallots:

• 8 shallots, unpeeled
• 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 tablespoon kosher salt, plus additional for seasoning
• Freshly ground black pepper

Directions

Preheat the broiler. Spread the rolls out on a pan and toast on both sides.

Slather the bottom 1/2 of each roll with some of the mustard and top with slices of the steak, overlapping the slices slightly. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper. Cover each portion of meat with 2 slices of cheese. Broil until the cheese is lightly browned and melted, about 1 minute.

Transfer the open-faced sandwiches to the work surface. Top each sandwich with some of the roasted shallots and watercress. Slather the tops of the rolls with the remaining mustard and cover the sandwiches. Slice in 1/2 and serve.

Roasted Shallots:

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.

In a large bowl, toss the shallots with olive oil, 1 tablespoon salt, and pepper, to taste. Spread out on an aluminum foil-lined baking sheet. Bake until the shallots are very tender, about 40 minutes. Set aside to cool.

Slice off the tips of the shallots and discard. Gently squeeze the shallots from their skins and season with additional salt and pepper, to taste.

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