Caprese pesto grilled sandwich. Caprese Grilled Cheese Sandwich Recipe - A delicious, gourmet grilled cheese made of sourdough, pesto, mozzarella, tomatoes, and fresh basil. A favorite salad in grilled cheese form with crispy, crunch, buttery sourdough bread filled with creamy, melted mozzarella, tangy pesto, and a crisp slice of tomato. Hey guys, as promised I am back today with a delicious recipe for a Pesto Caprese Grilled Cheese.
This is definitely not yo Mama’s grilled cheese! For this delicious Caprese Sandwich, I have been experimenting with pesto lately and tried out this sandwich after my granddaughter requested me to make it for her. This recipe is super easy to put together on the go and it makes for the perfect lunchbox or tiffin meal. You can cook Caprese pesto grilled sandwich using 15 ingredients and 16 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Caprese pesto grilled sandwich
- It’s of Ingredients for making basil & sun-dried tomato pesto:-.
- It’s 1 cup of fresh basil leaves.
- It’s 1/2 cup of chopped sun-dried tomatoes.
- Prepare 1/8 cup of parmesan cheese.
- You need 2 tbsp of chopped almonds.
- You need 1/4 cup of olive oil or as required.
- It’s 2-3 of garlic cloves.
- You need to taste of Salt.
- Prepare of Ingredients for making caprese sandwich:-.
- It’s 1 of cereal sandwich bread.
- Prepare 1/2 cup of basil & sundried pesto.
- You need 8-10 of fresh mozzarella slices.
- You need 2 of riped tomatoes.
- Prepare 2 tbsp of blasmic vinegar.
- You need as needed of olive oil.
This caprese sandwich is a perfect twist on the caprese salad. The soft chewy bread that is coated in fresh pesto is the perfect platform for the sweet tomato and mozzarella. Each bite delivers juicy tomato and tangy balsamic dressing. The nutty flavors from the pesto balance out the flavors perfectly!
Caprese pesto grilled sandwich instructions
- Steps for preparing basil & sun-dried pesto:-.
- In a mixer jar add 1 cup of washed basil leaves,1/8 cup of parmesan cheese, 2tbsp of chopped almonds,2 tsp of garlic cloves blend for 2-3 minutes..
- Scrape the sides of the jar add 1/2 cup chopped sun-dried tomatoes, salt to taste, and 1/4cup olive oil, blend all the ingredients once again..
- Scrape the sides of jar on regularly intervals and blend until you get the desired consistency..
- If you feel it is difficult to blend, add 1-2 tbsp more of olive oil and blend again..
- Remove pesto in a clean glass jar and keep aside..
- Steps for assembling sandwich:-.
- Slice tomatoes into thick slices, place them in bowl, pour 2tbsp blasmic vinegar over them and keep aside..
- Place 1 piece of cereal bread on the chopping board then apply pesto onto a slice of bread. Then layer the cereal bread with 2 pieces of fresh mozzarella cheese and 2 pieces of sliced tomatoes..
- Then cover it with another piece of cereal bread.Same way assemble all the sandwiches..
- Preheat the grill pan over medium heat..
- Once the pan is hot apply olive oil on the grill pan.Then place the assembled sandwich..
- Now grill the sandwich for 2-3 minutes, until it’s golden brown in colour and the cheese is melted..
- Gently with the help of a spatula flip the sandwich to other side.Drizzle some more olive oil on pan if required and grill again for 2-3 minutes..
- Once the sandwich is done remove it from the pan.Let it cool down a bit..
- Finally cut the sandwich from the centre with a sharp knife and serve it hot..
Brush the insides of each roll with olive oil and grill the pieces, oiled side down, until the bread is toasted. Long ago, we traveled to South Carolina and had the most delicious sun dried tomato pesto panini. I mean, one of the best sandwiches in the entire world. On four slices of bread layer the mozzerella cheese and tomatoes. Sprinkle with basil, vinegar, salt and pepper.