Black Olive Pesto Sandwich

Ingredients

For The Black Olive Pesto

1/4 cup chopped pinenuts or walnuts
1 cup fresh basil leaves, loosely packed
1 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp chopped garlic
salt and freshly ground black pepper powder to taste
12 black olives, finely chopped

Other Ingredients
8 whole wheat bread slices, lightly buttered
4 cheese slices
2 sliced tomatoes
salt and freshly ground black pepper powder to taste

For the pesto

1. Heat a small non-stick pan, add the pinenuts or walnuts and toast them lightly on a slow flame while stirring continuously. Keep aside.
2. When cool, combine all the ingredients together except the olives and blend in a mixer to a smooth paste.
3. Add the olives and mix well.

How to proceed

1. Trim the edges of the bread slices. Keep aside.
2. Place a bread slice on dry surface, spread a portion of the pesto evenly on it.
3. Place a cheese slice and add tomato slices evenly over it.
4. Sprinkle salt and pepper over it and sandwich with another slice of bread.
5. Repeat with the remaining ingredients to make 3 more sandwiches.
6. You can cut each sandwich into 2 equal pieces.