The first night my dad was here Bruce grilled steaks and I made Oven-Roasted Crispy Potatoes. I knew Bruce was dying to have a steak sandwich the next day when my dad and I went to the beach for lunch, so I asked him to wait for dinner and promised I’d make some really great ones. I got some ciabatta, Roquefort, baby arugula, and tomatoes…mixed a bit of Dijon into some mayo…and put ‘em all together. Even Emma, who says she doesn’t eat steak because of Mad Cow (?!?!?), had one.
A few bites into the first half sandwich, Bruce began wondering aloud, loudly, how it would be in the panini maker—actually, the ciabatta wasn’t the best, and he thought a light grill might help. We all offered up our second halves and the result was divine. The ciabatta was crispy on the outside, still slightly soft in the middle, and the Roquefort became melty, like a lovely sauce mingling with the steak as well as the arugula and tomatoes. When we make these sandwiches again, we’ll definitely grill them, at least lightly–you could also pop them in the oven for a few minutes, I bet.
Delicious sandwich, love the roquefort!
By: elra on July 25, 2009
at 4:35 am
It is still early in the morning and these look marvelous! Steak and roquefort…mmmm.
By: Phoo-D on July 25, 2009
at 5:11 am
These look absolutely amazing. I love, love the idea.
By: noble pig on July 25, 2009
at 6:18 am
Where did you get that bread, it looks gorgeous!!
By: Christelle Vaillant on July 25, 2009
at 8:54 am
Christelle…This ciabatta from TJs looks better than it is (hence Bruce’s suggestion that we pull out the panini maker). I recommend La Brea ciabatta instead….
By: Catherine on July 25, 2009
at 9:21 am
Steak, arugula, roquefort – now that’s perfection. i also love the idea of a grillced bread with it. Do need to wait for lftover steak?
By: Claudia Haas on July 25, 2009
at 9:05 am
These look so yummy, especially with the Roquefort!
By: Reeni on July 25, 2009
at 5:41 pm
Seriously, it really looks scrumptious!
By: Selba on July 25, 2009
at 7:29 pm
yes please! I love a good steak sandwich.
By: Monica H on July 25, 2009
at 7:45 pm
MMMMMM,…i would like to bite in that yummie filled ciabatta! Please,…
By: Sophie on July 26, 2009
at 2:08 am
Bruce grilled the steaks to perfection. Pinik-ish, exactly how I like my meat
By: jackie at phamfatale.com on July 26, 2009
at 10:48 am
These look delicious. Love adding arugula to punch the flavor, compared to the boring lettuce.
La Brea breads are one of the best in this country.
By: Nurit - 1 family. friendly. food. on July 26, 2009
at 7:55 pm
OOOHHH!! These look so freaking amazing!! I love the close up shot, they must have been beyond wonderful!
By: donna on July 27, 2009
at 2:14 am
Oooh, if I made this for Sean he’d think his birthday and Christmas had come all at once. What a terrific combination of flavours.
By: lickedspoon on July 27, 2009
at 5:08 am
That’s such a great way to eat leftovers!!
I have a panini press, but its like one of those gadgets you buy and you are going to use all the time and you don’t!
Now you gave me a reason to pull it out again!
By: Jenn@slim-shoppin on July 27, 2009
at 10:04 am
Where do you get bread like that? It never works out for me!
By: Aly on July 30, 2009
at 8:06 am
Aly, this ciabatta came from TJs. Though I shop there regularly and swear by their products, the bread looked better than it really was. I recommend you try to find LaBrea ciabatta, which is always fantastic. Thanks for stopping by, Catherine
By: Catherine on July 30, 2009
at 8:09 am
Oh man that looks good. I really love blue cheese with steak. It’s approaching lunch-time here and I might just have to make a trip to the butchers.
By: masalha on August 6, 2009
at 3:13 am