Seared Beef Tenderloin Mini Sandwiches with Mustard-Horseradish Sauce
These mini sandwiches are a great beef tenderloin appetizer. Serving beef tenderloin as an appetizer is an elegant, yet budget-friendly way to enjoy a pricey cut of meat.
We had these at our first organizational meeting on November 30, 2013.
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Course Appetizer, Lunch
Prep Time 45 minutesminutes
Cook Time 15 minutesminutes
Total Time 1 hourhour
Servings 161 sandwich
Ingredients
2/3cupsour cream
2tablespoonsfresh tarragonminced
2tablespoonsprepared horseradish
1 1/2poundbeef tenderlointrimmed
1/2teaspoonsblack pepperfreshly ground
cooking spray
2tablespoonslemon juicefresh
3cupswatercress1 bunch trimmed
8ounceFrench bread baguettecut diagonally into 12 slices
2tablespoonscapers
1/2cupfresh Parmesan cheeseshaved
Instructions
Combine first 4 ingredients, stirring well with a whisk. Cover and chill.
Secure beef at 2-inch intervals with twine. Sprinkle beef with pepper. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat; coat pan with cooking spray. Add beef to pan; cook 15 minutes or until desired degree of doneness, turning frequently. Let stand 15 minutes. Cut into 16 slices. Sprinkle with lemon juice.
Arrange watercress evenly on bread slices. Place 1 beef slice and about 1 tablespoon chilled sauce over each bread slice. Arrange capers and cheese evenly over sauce.