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Pesto paneer sandwich recipe, Indian pesto recipes

January 23, 2019 by Raks Anand 2 Comments / Jump to Recipe

Pesto paneer sandwich recipe, a delicious sandwich with pesto twist. You can use store bought ready made pesto sauce for quick preparation, quite filling snack, perfect for hungry kids back from school.

After making pesto pasta with homemade pesto sauce, I tried these paneer pesto sandwich which a friend of mine told she had in restaurant and it was too good. The idea was way too tempting and finally I tried and it turned out delicious. Paneer and cheese can never go wrong, right?

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Pesto paneer sandwich recipe

Pesto paneer sandwich recipe, a delicious sandwich with pesto twist. You can use store bought ready made pesto sauce for quick preparation, quite filling snack, perfect for hungry kids back from school.
Course Snack
Cuisine Indian
Servings 2
Cup measurements

Ingredients

  • Bread slice - 4
  • Pesto sauce - 1/4 cup
  • Paneer - 3/4 cup measure after thawed
  • Mozzarella cheese - 1/4 cup grated
  • Onion - 1/2 chopped
  • Tomato - 1/2 chopped
  • Capsicum- 1/4 cup chopped
  • Black Pepper - 1/2 tsp crushed
  • Lemon juice - 1 tsp optional
  • Butter - 1 tbsp

Instructions

  • Keep paneer immersed in hot water until use. Heat a sandwich maker with grill plate.
  • In a bread slice, spread 1 & 1/2 to 2 tbsp of pesto sauce over it.
  • Arrange cubed paneer pieces and onion, tomato, capsicum over it.
  • Drizzle lemon juice if adding.
  • Sprinkle cheese as a layer, top with some crushed pepper. Cover with another slice of bread.
  • Spread butter over the top bread slice.
  • Grease the grill with generous butter and place the sandwich over it.
  • Toast for 2 mins or as per the instructions given by the toaster.
  • Once golden, remove and cut into triangles to serve. Repeat to finish.

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Notes

  • I took 1 cup frozen paneer cubes and kept immersed in hot water. It measured 3/4 cup once soft.
  • You can use multi grain or whole wheat bread slices for healthier version. 
  • Use mozzarella than other processed cheese slice as cheese slices melt and makes the griller messy.

How to make paneer pesto sandwich:

    1. Keep paneer immersed in hot water until use. Heat a sandwich maker with grill plate. In a bread slice, spread 1 & 1/2 to 2 tbsp of pesto sauce over it. Arrange cubed paneer pieces and onion, tomato, capsicum over it. pesto-paneer-1 pesto-paneer2
    2. Sprinkle cheese as a layer, top with some crushed pepper. Cover with another slice of bread.
    3. Spread butter over the top bread slice. Grease the grill with generous butter and place the sandwich over it.pesto-paneer3
    4. Toast for 2 mins or as per the instructions given by the toaster. Once golden, remove and cut into triangles to serve. Repeat to finish.pesto-paneer4pesto-paneer5
Serve hot for breakfast or for evening snack.

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  1. Manjula

    May 29, 2019 at 1:42 am

    Tried this today and it turned out so good. Thanks for the recipe

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    • Raks Anand

      June 19, 2019 at 8:46 pm

      Thanks a lot 🙂

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