Blood Orange Cheese Sandwich with Grilled Bell Pepper and Kale Pesto
Author: boxofspice
Ingredients
Kale Pesto
40 grams kale
40 grams pine nuts
40 grams parmesan cheese
juice of one lime
50 ml olive oil
salt and pepper to taste
For the Sandwich (makes one)
2 slices bread (I used a rustic whole grain bread with seeds)
1 blood orange, peeled and sliced
4 slices gouda cheese
1 bell pepper, grilled with a tbsp of thyme
2 tbsps kale pesto
olive oil
salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
To prepare the pesto, blitz all ingredients to a paste. I like it a little chunky. Gives it that extra rustic appeal, but you could totally make it real fine. Set aside.
To prepare the sandwich, heat a grill pan to high heat. Cut the pepper into 4-5 pieces and drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and thyme. Cook on each side until the pepper is soft and tender and slightly blackened. This will give it a nice smoky flavor, about 5 minutes on each side. Pull off the pan and set aside.
Slather all 2 slices of bread with the kale pesto, and then pile the sliced blood oranges and peppers onto one side. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and add the gouda cheese and top the sandwiches with the second piece of bread.
Add a generous amount of olive oil to the pan and cook the sandwich over medium-high heat until golden and crispy on both sides with the cheese melted.
Slice in half and serve hot!
Recipe by Box of Spice at https://boxofspice.com/2014/03/blood-orange-cheese-sandwich-with-grilled-bell-pepper-and-kale-pesto/