Avocado Pesto Sandwich
Avocado Pesto Sandwich is a more tasty and creamy version of the classic grilled cheese sandwiches. Add mashed avocado with pesto and your favourite cheese.
Ingredients
- 4 slices bread any of your choice
- 1 small avocado
- 2 tbsp pesto sauce
- salt to taste
- ¼ tsp pepper powder
- 2 tbsp butter
- ½ cup cheese, grated of your choice
Instructions
- First, let us get the avocado ready. Cut the avocado into half.
- Remove the stone and scoop out the flesh into a mixing bowl.
- Mash it with a fork. Leave a few chunks of avocado.
- Add salt according to your taste.
- Add pesto. Mix well.
- Slice the tomato. I prefer slightly thick slices.
- Grate the cheese.
GRILL THE SANDWICHES
- Heat the pan or skillet over medium heat.
- Butter the bread slices lightly on one side.
- Lightly grill the slices.
- Turn them over.
- Apply remaining butter on the slices and turn them over immediately.
- The lightly grilled side will be up. Apply the avocado pesto mixture over the slices.
- Layer the tomato slices over 2 of the slices.
- Sprinkle a bit of salt and pepper over the tomato slices.
- Add grated cheese.
- Cover with the other slices that are smeared with the avocado pesto mixture. The avocado side goes down onto the cheese.
- Lower the heat, and grill the sandwich on one side till golden brown.
- Using a spatula or two spatulas turn the sandwiches over to grill the other side.
- Grill till golden brown.
- Serve hot sandwich with your favourite salad or soup.
Notes
- Use any pesto of your choice. It tastes really good with a spinach pesto also.
- Use bread of your choice. I prefer thick sliced bread for this. Choose a bread that is sturdier and not with many large holes. White bread does give that delightful crunch.
- Use any cheese of your choice, cheddar, mozzarella or Monterey Jack.
- Don't grill the bread over high heat. It will burn without giving you that delicious crunch.
- Using a generous amount of butter, grills the bread perfectly.