If you’ve ever thought to yourself, “I love Christmas dinner… I only wish it could be cute and bite-sized!”, then here is the recipe you’ve been waiting for! Delicious, elegant, and full flavored, these Roast Beef and Horseradish Cream Crostini will bring miniature Christmas dinner flare to your holiday appetizer spread, and make even the grinchiest party-goer sing ‘Joy To The World!’
This roast beef also makes an incredible dinner, if you’re looking to go the full meal route! Add a bit of flour and chicken stock to your pan drippings over low heat, and you can serve the roast with gravy too! Easy peasy. Have leftovers? You’re going to have THEE best sandwich tomorrow! 
Roast Beef + Horseradish Cream Crostini Recipe
Roast Beef + Horseradish Cream Crostini
This roast beef makes a lovely appetizer, but also makes a delicious dinner! If you’re serving a small group, enjoy the leftovers on a killer sandwich!! (For real, it’s amazing.)
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp canola oil (or other high smoke point oil)
- 2 lbs eye of round roast
- tsp ½salt
- tsp ¼pepper
- 1 bunch chives, half the bunch thinly sliced crossways, half the bunch cut into 1 inch pieces
- ½ cup heavy cream
- ½ cup sour cream
- ½ cup horseradish
- 2 tsp dijon
- 1 garlic clove, pressed or grated on a microplane
- ½ tsp sugar
- 1 tbsp lemon
- prepared crostini (see recipe below!)
Instructions
- Before cooking, remove the roast from the refrigerator and allow to sit for 30 minutes. (Eye of round roast is a dense piece of meat, so taking the chill off will help it cook more evenly.)
- Heat the oven to 375F. Heat the oil in a large cast iron pan over high heat. Pat the roast dry with paper towels and season all over with the salt and black pepper.
- When the pan is hot, add the roast and sear undisturbed for 2-3 minutes on both sides. Transfer the pan to the oven and continue to cook for 30-40 mins, flipping the roast once halfway through cooking. The internal temperature of the roast should read 125 for rare. Allow the meat to rest 10 minutes on a cutting board, then slice the roast thinly across the grain.
- While the beef roasts, assemble the horseradish cream. Drain the horseradish through a fine mesh sieve, pressing out as much liquid as possible. Combine with the remaining cream ingredients in a medium bowl.
- To assemble the crostini, layer 1 piece of beef atop the toast, followed by a teaspoon or so of the cream. Place one chive piece on top and sprinkle with sliced chives. Serve right away and enjoy!
Easy Baguette Crisps (aka Crostini) Recipe
Easy Baguette Crisps
Servings: 6 Servings
Ingredients
- 1 baguette, thinly sliced on the bias
- 5 tablespoons olive oil (I like to sub 1 tbsp for truffle oil!)
- salt
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 400F.
- Spread baguette slices out on two large rimmed baking sheets, and use a pastry brush to brush the surface of each slice with the oil.
- Sprinkle generously with salt and bake 15-20 minutes, rotating sheets 1-2 times during baking.
- Serve at room temperature as an accompaniment to a myriad of tasty snacks!
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A sprinkle of chives add the perfect garlic-y touch!
