Pesto Mozzarella Sandwich

Ingredients 

• 4 brown pav
• 1 fresh mozzarella cheese ball
• 2 medium tomatoes sliced
• Micro greens to garnish

Pesto sauce

• 1 cup fresh basil leaves
• 1 tablespoon pinenuts
• 3-4 cloves garlic
• 2 tablespoons parmesan cheese powder
• 2 tablespoons olive oil + for drizzling 
• Crushed black peppercorns to taste
• Salt to taste

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 180° C.
2. To make pesto sauce, put garlic cloves, parmesan cheese powder and pine nuts in a blender jar and grind.
3. Add basil leaves, olive oil, salt, and crushed black pepper and grind again into a coarse paste. Transfer the pesto into a bowl.
4. Slice the brown pavs without cutting through and place them on a baking tray. Cut fresh mozzarella into round slices.
5. Spread pesto paste between each slice. Insert a cheese slice and a tomato slice alternately in between the slices. Keep the tray in the preheated oven and bake for 8-10 minutes.
6. Transfer them onto a serving platter, garnish with microgreens and serve immediately.