It's the last day of Grilled Cheese Sandwich month! I had to squeeze one in before the month ended!
This is a super simple sandwich (if you have the ingredients prepared), with a very basic recipe, but so delicious I couldn't not share it. The combination of pesto and goat cheese has always been one of my favorites, and I was still reeling from the way my tofu chèvre meshed with pesto in this pizza, so the making of this sandwich was just inevitable.
As I mentioned before, the ingredients for this recipe will take more time to come together than the actual sandwich will, but the payoff will be well worth it. You will need to start the tofu chèvre about a day in advance, and the pesto will take roughly ten minutes. Any pesto recipe will be fine, so if you have some leftover from another meal, it will work perfectly. This recipe is for 1 sandwich, but can easily be double to provide for 2 sandwiches. The hardest part of the whole recipe, however, will be to not scarf down the entire sandwich in 2 minutes.
GRILLED CHÈVRE & PESTO SANDWICH
makes 1 sandwich
Ingredients:
- 2 slices of whole grain bread
- ¼ recipe of Tofu Chèvre (roughly 2 inches of the log), sliced into 4 slices
- 1 ½ T pesto (I used this recipe, but you can also use this recipe)
- 1 T vegan cream cheese
- vegan butter (I used this recipe, though Earth Balance would be fine as well)
Instructions:
- On one piece of bread, spread the cream cheese. On the other, spread the pesto. On the cream cheese side, arrange the chèvre, then use a butter knife to mash/spread it onto the bread. Put your sandwich together and evenly spread the vegan butter on both sides of the sandwich.
- Eat a small frying pan over medium heat for about 1 minute. Place the sandwich in the pan and let it brown, for about 3 minutes. Check it occasionally to make sure it is not burning. Once it is browned, use a spatula to gently flip it over and brown the other side for about another 3 minutes. Remove from heat and serve hot. Enjoy!
Happy Grilled Cheese Sandwich Month! Did you make any grilled cheese sammies to celebrate?
All Photos by Chris Miller
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Caitlin
yum! i love the idea of pesto and vegan cream cheese together! this sandwich looks delicious!
keepinitkind
Thank you, Caitlin! The cream cheese gives it that little extra "oomph!" 🙂
Annie
So pretty - which is funny, right? I mean, can a sandwich be pretty?? Just something very appealing about toasted bread and an ooey-gooey middle!
keepinitkind
Grilled (vegan) cheese sandwiches are the fairest of them all, in my opinion! Thanks, Annie!
Cara
That tofu chevre looks and sounds perfectly genius. I cannot wait to try out that recipe--WOW!
keepinitkind
Thank you, Cara! Let me know how you like it! 🙂
CJ at Food Stories
This looks like a lot of work but really worth it. Great Job!
keepinitkind
Thanks, CJ! It's surprisingly easy- the chevre is just a little time consuming. If you decide to make the chevre & pesto just for this recipe, you will have sandwiches for days (heaven?). 🙂
Julia {The Roasted Root}
I'm going to miss all the tasty looking variety of grilled cheese...every month should be grilled cheese month. Your recipe looks soooooo delicious...simple yet so full of complex flavor and the crunch on it looks perfect!
keepinitkind
I couldn't agree more, Julia! Thank you so much for your kind words. 🙂
Cadry
Oh, my lord. That grilled cheese looks divine! What a tantalizing combination of flavors! Ever since we polished off the last log of tofu chevré, David has been on me to make it again. The mild flavor of the cheese would be perfect with the tangy zip of pesto. Plus, you can't beat the simplicity of a grilled sandwich!
keepinitkind
Thank you, Cadry! I am SOOO glad you and David like the tofu chevré! You can't not feel awesome while eating a grilled cheese sammie, especially one filled with that chevré. 🙂
Kris Mullen @munchin with munchkin
This sounds great Kristy! I love the flavor combination. Thanks for sharing! Hope you have a wonderful weekend!
keepinitkind
Thanks Kris! You know, my real name is Kris, but my family always called me Kristy so that's what I go by now. So happy to meet a fellow Kris (with a 'K')! Have a great weekend!