Pesto Grilled Cheese
onion and garlic free/jain friendly pesto
Servings: 4 people
Equipment
- blender
Ingredients
Homemade Pesto Ingredients
- 2 cups basil leaves
- 1/2 cup parmesan cheese
- 1/4 cup walnuts
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- 1/8 cup water
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1/2 tsp hing (asafetida) this is my garlic replacement, if you fancy garlic, you can use that instead
- - - add salt to ur taste I didn't need to add any salt because the Parmesan cheese already contains salt
- crushed red pepper to taste add according to your spice level
Sandwich ingredients
- 8 slices sourdough bread I love the Whole Foods sourdough bread which is eggless
- 1 cup shredded pepper jack cheese
- 1 sliced tomato
- 1 diced bell pepper
- 1/4 cup vegan mayo
Instructions
- Combine all the ingredients for the pesto above into a blender. Adjust the water amount based on how thick you want the pesto to be.
- Use two slices of sour dough bread. Apply pesto onto the two slices.
- Add cheese, veggies, and then cheese on one of the slices.
- Put the two slices of the bread together. Now on the outer side of both slices of bread, spread 1-2 teaspoons of vegan mayo. If you don't like mayo, you can skip this step and just spread some butter instead.
- Add the sandwich to a cooking pan or a panini griddle until it becomes crispy. This recipe makes 4 sandwiches.
- Say a prayer of gratitude and enjoy!