Oh ya, get all nice and drippy you yummy beef dip sandwich you.
This a-maz-ing beef sandwich is all thanks to the new gourmet pizzeria that opened in town.
Wait, let me back up…
A new fancy, schmancy pizza restaurant opened up in our town. I get so excited when a new restaurant opens up. I drive by and think, “Mmm, wonder what good things I can order from there.” And this place boasted a huge brick oven that makes amazing thin crust pizzas. I was sold.
The Friday night came when we were going to go on a date and try out this new pizza restaurant. We sit down, and the silence starts where we both start looking over the menu.
//cue 2 minutes of no one talking while we look over the menu//
//my inner monologue as I look over the menu// [So many yummy pizzas to choose from. Wait, they have sandwiches here? Hold up! A beef dip sandwich? Oooh, it has melted gruyere cheese, and grilled onions, and it’s topped with arugula? That sounds super good. But this is a pizza place…I should probably order a pizza…]
Me: “So, what do you want to get?”
Shawn: “This sausage pizza sounds really good.”
Me: “Ya, it does sound good.”
Shawn: “Did you see this beef dip sand…”
Me: [before he can even finish] “Thebeefdipsandwich?! I was looking at that too! Doesn’t that sound good? Let’s get it!”
Shawn: “Ok! But let’s get a pizza too and we’ll split it.”
Because we order beef dip sandwiches at the pizza restaurant. We’re restaurant rebels like that.
You guys, it was so good. I couldn’t stop thinking about it. My mind was consumed with this amazing beef dip sandwich for the rest of the weekend. The seasoned roast beef. The melted, nutty gruyere cheese. The sweet grilled onions. The crunchy, peppery arugula. Oh how I love arugula. I had to have it.
So for Monday’s dinner I headed out to the store and bought all the ingredients I needed. I made the sandwich, called Shawn in for dinner, and his eyes lit up like a Christmas tree.
Shawn: “Is that the sandwich?”
Natalie: “Oh ya! I just hope it’s as good.”
It was better.
I’ve now made this sandwich almost once a week for the past month. You must make this immediately. And you must serve it with potato wedges. But I’m warning you, you will become obsessed.
- 8 ounces seasoned roast beef deli meat
- 6 ounces gruyere cheese, shredded
- 1 yellow onion, caramelized
- 2 handfuls arugula
- 1 baguette
- 32 oz of beef broth
- Make your caramelized grilled onions, and preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
- In a medium size sauce pot, heat the beef broth over medium heat. Cook the whole baguette in the oven for about 5 minutes, just to warm it up and start to crisp the outside. Remove the baguette from the oven, slice in half vertically, then slice each half horizontally. Place the slices cut side up on a parchment lined baking sheet, and evenly divide the shredded gruyere cheese on the sliced baguette. Return to the oven for another 5 minutes until the cheese is melted.
- While the cheese is melting, add the roast beef to the beef broth. When the cheese is melted, assemble the sandwich by spreading the grilled onions on one half, and laying the beef broth soaked roast beef on the other half. Top the roast beef with arugula. Cut the sandwiches in half again so you now have 4 servings. Pour the remaining beef broth into bowls and serve with sandwich as an “au jus”.
Natalie, this sandwich is incredible! It looks even better than pre-made deli sandwiches! I’ll bet this would taste amazing with grilled beef in the summertime! P.S. I love all the arugula — it makes all the colors in this sandwich POP. ;)
Ha ha, such rebels! Back in the day when Little Caesar’s was good, they served these hot sandwiches that were amazing. We always ordered those instead of the pizza. This sandwich with those potato wedges…drooling!
Hi Natalie, this sandwich looks delicious! you hit all the right notes for this one, the caramelized onions, the arugula, the right cheese and bun. Perfect!
You are so speaking my language, lady! I am pretty sure I would get obsessed with this deliciousness and make it as often as I possibly could. Sandwiches are one of my comfort foods – they just make me so happy and yours would most certainly up my serendipity levels. That’s right a fabulous sandwich deserves a fancy word :))
Pinning this now, so we can indulge later this week!
I’m so glad that the inrnteet allows free info like this!
I thought finding this would be so arduous but it’s a breeze!
First off, that drip. Whoa. Natalie, awesome picture girl!!! Second, haha love love love that you split a pizza and a sandwich with Shawn. I totally am a splitter when i’m indecisive or want more than one thing (always happens!) This really looks like a tasty sandwich. I have always been a big fan of dipping some sort of beef sandwich into au jus! Awww, happy thoughts :) Arugula sounds like a great addition. Pinned for later, thank you!!
Oh Natalie, I was going to make something vegetarian tonight. But now I really want this sandwich. I love your inner dialogue. I do the same thing.
Wow, Natalie this looks absolutely amazing! I love how tender the beef looks and I love the idea of dipping the crusty bread into that delicious dip! I so need to try the recipe! :)
This looks delicious Natalie! My husband is a huge fan of the beef dipped sandwich. Every time we go out and he see it on a menu, he has to order it. Just think of how happy he will be when I make this for him. Thanks!!
This looks like a legit beef sandwich!!! Loving all the flavors going on! I could go for one of these right about now…
Oooh I went through a phase a few years ago where all I would order from sandwich shops was a French dip sandwich. Something about the dipping juice absorbing into the fresh roll totally blinded me from seeing anything else on the menu. I haven’t had one in awhile, and I’ve certainly never had one with gruyere, so this is blowing my mind. Going on our menu!
Drooling! I don’t know why I never make steak sandwiches at home because they are so delicious!
Wow, does that ever look good! I may just have to have a beef sandwich now! Delicious.
Yes! This is my kind of sandwich. I love beef dip and it’s perfect paired with the potato wedges! Your pictures look awesome, Natalie!
This looks delicious! I love the combo of gruyere and grilled onions–who needs pizza when you have this??
I love getting inspiration from restaurants! This sandwich looks delicious. Do you deliver to CT? ;)
Oh my gosh I can’t stop drooling over this sandwich!!
Oh my goodness, I NEED to come to your house right now and get you to make this for me! We can’t get beef deli meat over here but I think this would be worth roasting my own for. What a fab idea to put beef and gruyere in a sandwich and dip it in a gorgeous broth. Genius!
That beef dripping in the sauce looks SO amazing! I absolutely adore gruyere!!!
These look amazing! I wish they were my dinner today! xx
How could you not get a sandwich this delicious sounding, even if it is a pizza place!! And I love that you re-created it! This looks amazing!! I can’t believe it is made with regular old deli roast beef – so easy!!
A beef dip sandwich is often my go-to sandwich when I’m ordering out. It’s my way of comparing restaurants. :) Your version looks fabulous. The addition of gruyere, grilled onions, and arugula is making me want this sandwich right now!
I am crying. Tears. Of. JOYY!!!! because in just over a week I can get into my kitchen and take this to the FACE! this looks beyond divine, Nat! I’m also thinking you can totally do a mini-sandwich version of this that people would freak for on Easter – just sayin’ ;)
Holy cow, now this is what I call a sandwich!!! This looks beyond amazing and sounds so good with the gruyere, onions and arugula. Gah, I puffy heart everything about this – pinning to drool some more :)
This is my very favorite sandwich… I am seriously wanting it for lunch!! Love, love, love those caramelized onions.