DIY Pesto + Sun Dried Tomato Sandwich
Prep Time
10 min
Cooking Time
0 min

DIY Pesto + Sun Dried Tomato Sandwich

Homemade pesto is always a hit in our household. Here we add it to crusty ciabatta and layer the sandwich with sun dried tomatoes, avocado and salty olives.

Ingredients

1 sandwich

Ingredients

  • small ciabatta or baguette
  • jarred sun dried tomatoes, in oil
  • avocado, sliced
  • pitted black olives, halved
  • salad leaves, we use pea shoots or lamb's lettuce

For the pesto

  • fresh basil, leaves only
  • pine nuts
  • lemon juice
  • nutritional yeast
  • salt + pepper

Method

  1. 1

    For the pesto, add the basil, pine nuts, lemon juice and nutritional yeast along with 1/2 a tablespoon of oil from the jar of sun dried tomatoes and pinches of salt and pepper to a pestle and mortar and pound until combined.

  2. 2

    Next cut the ciabatta in half and spread the pesto over the bottom half.

Nutrition

Based on 1 sandwich
Calories536 kcal
Protein15.9 g
Fat27 g
Saturated Fat4.9 g
Carbohydrates53.7 g
Sugar7.1 g
Fibre10.5 g