Receta Pesto Grilled Cheese Sandwich
Pesto Grilled Cheese Sandwich
I had never heard of Pesto before in my life until the first
time I went to Philadelphia. I was staying at a friend’s house and his mother
asked me if I wanted her to pick up from fresh pesto from an Amish restaurant. I
know I had to have looked at her like she lost her mind. She then said…. “What
you don’t like pesto” my response to her was… “I don’t know…. I don’t know what
pesto is” I could just hear Jeff Foxworthy saying…. Does it swim, does it fly, and
did it walk yesterday? I was clueless!
When I got home and told my very Texan and Very Cajun Mom
and Dad about trying pesto they looked at me like I was crazy no doubt they
were hearing Jeff Foxworthy in their head too. Although my Dad never tried
pesto and my Mom has yet to give it a try I have no doubt they would love it. I
must say when I finally had it I loved it.
I ran into this recipe and although it’s a bit different
from the original I love it. I have never made pesto before but I remembered I had
some in the pantry so I thought this would be fun to try. This is a wonderful
recipe if you love pesto. The flavors all mingle so well. Even my husband who
isn’t the biggest fan of change loved it.
- 6 slices thick white or wheat sandwich bread
- Mozzarella cheese
- 3 tbsp. prepared pesto (I used Classico)
- 1/8 tsp. garlic powder
- 1 tbsp. Grated parmesan cheese
- 4 tbsp. Unsalted butter
Directions:
To a microwave safe bowl add 4 tablespoons of butter and
allow to melt just enough to leave the butter nice and thick. Then to the warm
butter mix add parmesan cheese and garlic powder mix well and set aside.
Prepare each sandwich by adding one half to one tablespoon
of pesto to one side of three pieces of bread.
Then top that slice of bread with
a generous portion of mozzarella cheese. Then top each sandwich with a slice of
bread and top the bread with a generous slathering of your butter mixture.
Warm
a griddle on a medium heat, once it’s warm, place buttered side of the bread
down then butter the new top side with your butter mixture.
Allow your sandwiches
to slowly cook. You don’t want it to brown too quickly or your cheese will not
melt but your bread will be too brown or burnt.
Once your cheese is melted remove and serve.
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