Pesto is an Italian sauce which combines very well with tomatoes and cheese, giving the black olive pesto sandwich a gourmet touch.

Ingredients:-

8 whole wheat bread slices, lightly buttered

8 cheese slices a few tomato slices

1 tbsp butter

salt to taste

For The Black Olive Pesto

12 chopped black olives

1/4 cup broken cashewnuts 

1/2 tsp freshly crushed freshly ground black pepper powder

1/4 cup olive oil

1/2 cup fresh basil leaves

salt to taste

Direction:-

For the black olive pesto

1. Grind together all the ingredients other than the black olives, to a smooth paste in a blender.

2. Add the black olives and mix well.

3. Divide the olive pesto into 4 equal portions and keep aside.

How to proceed

1. Trim the edges of the bread slices.

2. Spread one portion of the pesto on one slice of bread. Top with 2 cheese slices and tomato slices and sandwich using another slice of bread.

3. Repeat with the remaining ingredients to make 3 more sandwiches.

Serve immediately !