Smoked Roast Beef Toasts with Caramelized Onions and Horseradish Cream Sauce :: The Meatwave

Ingredients

• For the Sauce
• 1/2 cup creme fraiche or sour cream
• 3 tablespoons mayonnaise
• 1/3 cup prepared horseradish
• 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon finely sliced chives
• 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
• Kosher salt, to taste
• Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• For the Onions
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 2 large yellow onions, thinly sliced
• For the Roast Beef
• 4 teaspoons kosher salt
• 1 tablespoon coarsely ground black pepper
• 2 teaspoons dark brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon dried rosemary
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 3 tablespoons Dijon mustard
• 3lb boneless bottom or top round roast
• For the Toasts
• 2 French baguettes, cut into 1-inch slices on the bias
• 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
• 3 tablespoons finely sliced chives