French Dip and Heirloom Tomato Salad

A couple of nights ago I made this dinner at Blake's house. It was mostly store bought ingredients so it was pretty easy to put together. Blake's dad had given me some home grown red tomatoes so I made a salad out of that with a yellow heirloom tomato to add some color. I also served this meal with frozen sweet potato fries, which were really good too.

Sandwich Ingredients:
1/2 pound of rare roast beef
2 slices provolone cheese
large hoagies or half a large baguette
mayonnaise mixed with a little horseradish
1 can beef broth
1/2 onion sliced
1 clove garlic, minced

Directions:
Toast the bread very carefully in the broiler. Spread the mayo and horseradish on the bottom half. Layer on 3 or 4 pieces of roast beef, and add the cheese. Broil in the oven until cheese is browned and then add the top of the bread. Meanwhile, boil the beef broth with the onion and garlic until reduced about by half. Serve with the sandwich in a small, wide bowl.

Salad Ingredients:
2 tomatoes, sliced
1/2 red onion, sliced thin
blue cheese dressing
extra blue cheese
salt, pepper
drizzle of balsamic vinegar

Directions:
Toss the tomatoes with the dressing then layer the tomatoes and onions on top of each other, seasoning with salt and pepper. Drop blue cheese crumbles all over the top and drizzle a spoonful of balsamic vinegar over the top before serving.