Black Olive Pesto Sandwich

by Tarla Dalal

Black Olive Pesto Sandwich is brown bread tomato and cheese sandwich flavoured with olive sauce.

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Pesto is a traditional italian sauce prepared with olives, crushed pepper, basil leaves and olive oil. It combines very well with tomatoes and cheese, giving the black olive pesto sandwich a gourmet touch.

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Black Olive Pesto Sandwich recipe - How to make Black Olive Pesto Sandwich

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Preparation Time: 10 mins Cooking Time: 0 mins Total Time: 10 mins 4Makes 4 servings
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Ingredients

8 whole wheat bread slices , lightly buttered
8 cheese slices
a few tomato slices
1 tbsp butter
salt to taste

For The Black Olive Pesto
12 chopped black olives
1/4 cup broken cashewnuts (kaju)
1/2 tsp freshly crushed freshly ground black pepper (kalimirch) powder
1/4 cup olive oil
1/2 cup fresh basil leaves
salt to taste

Method

For the black olive pesto

Grind together all the ingredients other than the black olives, to a smooth paste in a blender.
Add the black olives and mix well.
Divide the olive pesto into 4 equal portions and keep aside.

How to proceed

Trim the edges of the bread slices.
Spread one portion of the pesto on one slice of bread. Top with 2 cheese slices and tomato slices and sandwich using another slice of bread.
Repeat with the remaining ingredients to make 3 more sandwiches.
Serve immediately.