Just imagine, a buttery panini with basil pesto sauce, coloured bell peppers and mushroom fillings, melted fresh mozzarella cheese, and juicy cherry tomatoes. Aren’t you feeling hungry? This Pesto Panini Sandwich is insanely good as it has been prepared using the bread from Fourgrain Sourdough by The Baker's Dozen (which is 100% Whole wheat with no added Preservatives and is prepared with the goodness of Pumpkin, Sunflower, Sesame and Flax seeds). Trust me this Sourdough by @The Baker's Dozen has elevated the taste of the sandwich to another level. So why wait, do try out the recipe that has been shared by me as soon as possible.
You tube Link:
Ingredients:
For the Pesto Sauce:
· Basil leaves – 1 cup
· Green chillies – 2
· Garlic – 8-9 cloves
· Walnuts – 3 halves
· Salt to taste
· Sugar -1 tsp
· Black pepper powder – less than ¼ tsp
· Vinegar - 1 tsp
· Water - 1 tbsp
· Ice cubes – 3-4
For the Filling:
· Butter – 1 tbsp
· Coloured bell peppers – 1 cup
· Sliced Mushrooms – 1 cup
· Oregano – 1 tsp
· Red chilli flakes - 1 tsp
· Black pepper powder – ¼ tsp
· Salt
For making the Pesto Panini Sandwich:
· Bread – Fourgrain Sourdough by The Baker’s Dozen
· Butter
· Pesto sauce
· Filling
· Onion slices
· Cherry tomatoes (halved)
· Black Pepper powder to sprinkle
· Salt to sprinkle
· Mozzarella cheese
Method:
For the Pesto Sauce:
· Take a small mixer jar, add in basil leaves, green chillies, garlic cloves, walnuts, salt to taste, sugar, black pepper powder, vinegar, very little water and few ice cubes. Ice cubes will help to retain the bright green colour. And drizzle the vinegar on the basil leaves, this will also help to preserve the colour too.
· You can store this Pesto sauce in the freezer for 2-3 months.
For the Filling:
· Take a pan, add olive oil and butter.
· Now add in the coloured bell pepper and sliced mushrooms. Give this a good toss. Keep the flame on high heat.
· Let it cook for 3-4 minutes. Once the mushrooms are cooked.
· Add in the oregano, red chilli flakes, black pepper powder and salt. Give a good mix.
· Turn off the flame and remember not to keep the filling in the same pan. It will release moisture.
· So, pour it in a bowl and let it cool down completely.
For making the Pesto Panini Sandwich:
· Take the Bread – Fourgrain Sourdough by The Baker’s Dozen (100% Whole wheat with no Preservatives), slice it using a knife.
· Now apply butter on the bread slices, generously spread the freshly prepared Pesto sauce on the bread slices.
· Layer the filling evenly on one bread slice, place the onion slices and halved cherry tomatoes.
· Sprinkle little salt and black pepper powder.
· To make it taste more yum, finally load it up with Mozzarella cheese.
· Now pace the other bread slice and press it with your hand.
· Turn on the sandwich maker, let it heat. Now apply little butter on the grill of the sandwich maker and on the top of the bread slice too. Grill till the crust of the bread gets a lovely grilled mark and a golden colour.
· Serve it hot with freshly prepared Pesto sauce or ketchup.
