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    Home » By Ingredient » Dairy » Cream Cheese

    Published: Jun 27, 2011 · Modified: Dec 27, 2019 by Usha Rao

    Spinach Pesto Sandwich

    Last week I made some spinach pesto for the marathon. I used the pesto to make some pasta salad and I have been using the leftover pesto to for sandwiches.   Although I made the pesto a week ago, it is still fresh.   I also have some left over cream cheese that I bought for the cream stuffed cucumbers. I mixed equal quantities of cream cheese and pesto to make a spread for the sandwich. It tasted like the green chutney that is used to make simple sandwiches back home. I made these sandwiches 2-3 times in the past few days and it was my lunch this afternoon.

    Spinach Pesto Sandwich

    Preparation: 5 minutes
    Yields: 1

    Ingredients:

    • 2 Bread Slices (I used white bread)
    • ¾ - 1 tbsp. Spinach Pesto
    • ¾ - 1 tbsp. fat free Cream Cheese  (adjust to your liking or skip it if you want to)
    • Few Cucumber slices
    • Few Red Onion slices
    • Few Tomato Slices

    Preparation:

    • Lightly toast the bread slices in a toaster or in a pan.  I like to toast the bread before making a  sandwich.  This step can be skipped depending on individual preference.
    • Mix spinach pesto and cream cheese.
    • Spread it on one side of each slice.
    • Sandwich tomato, cucumber and onion slices between the two bread slice.
    • Press the sandwich firmly and cut it diagonally into 2 pieces, using a knife.

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    1. Srivalli says

      July 26, 2011 at 8:00 am

      Thanks for the lovely entry Usha..

      Reply
    2. Shruthi says

      July 25, 2011 at 6:37 pm

      Tried this recipe at last today. weekend got walnuts...taste is simply awesome. hubby loves pesto.. great recipe usha

      Reply
      • MySpicyKitchen says

        July 26, 2011 at 3:53 pm

        Thanks for letting me know, Shruthi. Glad you & Sunil liked it.

        Reply
    3. Jay says

      July 09, 2011 at 9:06 pm

      delicious n healthy..
      first time here..love your space..
      excellent recipe collection with lively presentation..
      Am your happy subscriber now..:)

      Reply
    4. Vardhini says

      June 29, 2011 at 12:00 am

      5 stars
      What a coincidence .. I am going to be posting a spinach corn sandwich for the marathon today. Looks yummy Usha. Thanks for linking to the event.

      Vardhini

      Reply
    5. Priya (Yallapantula) Mitharwal says

      June 28, 2011 at 3:14 pm

      whoa, that looks super tempting 🙂

      Reply
    6. Sushma Mallya says

      June 28, 2011 at 7:01 am

      Looks so delicious...yummy filling:)

      Reply
    7. Priya says

      June 28, 2011 at 6:17 am

      Can have this sandwich rite now without any hesitation..

      Reply
    8. SouthIndianRecipes says

      June 27, 2011 at 11:27 pm

      Sandwich looks delicious Usha..
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