Griled Pesto paneer tikki sandwich.

Teen approved lunch snadwiches with pesto flavoured paneer filling.

Print Recipe Pin Recipe

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 7

marinating the paneer. 30

Total Time 42

Course Breakfast, Main Dish, Snacks

Cuisine Autumn, diabetic friendly, Fusion, Indian, International, Kids choice, Summer, Vegetarian

Servings sandwich

Calories 464 kcal

Ingredients

for the filling

4-6 cubes paneer / cottage cheese
4 pieces Onion
4 pieces capsicum
2 tbsp broccoli pesto
1 tbsp low fat yogurt

For grilling the paneer tikki

1 tbsp oil

For assembling the sandwich

1 tbsp broccoli pesto
2 slices Whole meal bread or Focaccia

Instructions

Into a mixing bowl. add the yogurt and pesto and mix well.
Add the paneer cubes, the capsicum pieces and the onion pieces and coat them well with the yogurt pesto marinade.
Cover the bowl and leave it in the refrierator to marinate atleast for 30 minutes ( overnight is perfect)
Remove the marinated veggies and paneer.
Heat up the Grill pan and brush it with oil
Place the veggies and the paneer on the grill.
Once the grill marks have formed on one side, turn over the veggies and paneer to the other side.
Remove the grilled paneer and veggies when done and set aside.
To assemble the sandwich, spread a tbsp of pesto on the slices of bread.
Place the veggies and paneer layered upon one slice of bread and cover with the other.
Enjoy the stacked sandwich for lunch.

Notes

The nut based pesto will burn much faster on the grill and hence I choose a nut free one. Also nut free is safer in a school enviornment.

Alter the salad veggies based on your preference.

Nutrition

Calories: 464kcalCarbohydrates: 33gProtein: 18gFat: 30gSaturated Fat: 10gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.03gCholesterol: 40mgSodium: 1383mgPotassium: 326mgFiber: 3gSugar: 6g

Keyword Lunch recipes, Paneer recipes

Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!