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Italian sandwich

Priyangi Pujara
Priyangi Pujara @TheDivine
Malawi, Africa

#mybestrecipe #dinner #quick #party #picnic #kids #breakfast #lunchbox
This sandwich is full of fresh flavours. It tastes heavenly!
This recipe is inspired by many different recipes. I named it an Italian sandwich as the herbs used in here are mostly used in Italian dishes.

#mybestrecipe #dinner #quick #party #picnic #kids #breakfast #lunchbox
This sandwich is full of fresh flavours. It tastes heavenly!
This recipe is inspired by many different recipes. I named it an Italian sandwich as the herbs used in here are mostly used in Italian dishes.

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Italian sandwich

Priyangi Pujara
Priyangi Pujara @TheDivine
Malawi, Africa

#mybestrecipe #dinner #quick #party #picnic #kids #breakfast #lunchbox
This sandwich is full of fresh flavours. It tastes heavenly!
This recipe is inspired by many different recipes. I named it an Italian sandwich as the herbs used in here are mostly used in Italian dishes.

#mybestrecipe #dinner #quick #party #picnic #kids #breakfast #lunchbox
This sandwich is full of fresh flavours. It tastes heavenly!
This recipe is inspired by many different recipes. I named it an Italian sandwich as the herbs used in here are mostly used in Italian dishes.

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Ingredients

30 min
8 long sandwiches
  • Cherry tomato confit
  • 30cherry tomatoes
  • 1 tspgarlic paste or ¼ tsp garlic powder
  • 1/4 tspsalt
  • 1 tspchilli flakes
  • 1/4 tspblack pepper powder
  • 1 tbspolive oil
  • To assemble
  • 8hotdog buns with wide surface area (or French bread or ciabatta bread)
  • 16 tbspbasil pesto (recipe attached in the steps)
  • 50 grbutter
  • 16 tbspcheese spread (recipe attached in the steps)
  • 15 leaveslettuce
  • 4 tspnali sauce (or any thick chilli sauce of your choice. You can replace it with chilli oil)
  • 1/2 bunchParsley leaves (optional, but highly recommend)
  • 1-2 cupssalad (bell peppers, carrot, cabbage etc cut into julienne) - optional
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Steps

30 min
  1. 1

    Prepare basil pesto using the following recipe. The pesto should be at spreadable consistency, for which you may add more oil and some lemon juice. You ma also coarsely pound the pesto instead of grinding.

    Basil pesto pulao
  2. 2

    You may use store-bought cheese spread or homemade one. Here is the recipe attached.

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    A picture of step 2 of Italian sandwich.
    Cream cheese spread
  3. 3

    Tomato confit: confit is a technique where the veggies are slow-cooked with herbs and flavours. For tomato confit, cut baby tomatoes into halves. Take them in a pan. You may also arrange the zucchini slices if you want to use. Drizzle some olive oil, and sprinkle the rest of the spices all over. Cover and cook on the lowest heat until the tomatoes are cooked and the moisture released from the tomatoes is burned. Keep them aside.

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    A picture of step 3 of Italian sandwich.
  4. 4

    Cut the veggies julienne. Marinate them with salt, black pepper and a tsp of lemon juice. Keep it aside.

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  5. 5

    Start the oven at 200c with both up and down heating for faster cooking. If using hotdog buns, slice them into halves. If using a French loaf, cut into desired length and then slice the pieces. Butter the slices lightly and place them upside down on a baking tray. Lightly butter the top side of the buns as well. Place the tray in the oven and bake until the buns get toasted (slightly crunchy). Take them out.

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    A picture of step 5 of Italian sandwich.
  6. 6

    Apply the pesto on one slice and the cream cheese on the other. Line the pieces of lettuce leaves on the base slice. Top it up with tomato (and/or Zucchini) confit. Each sandwich should have about 8 halves of tomatoes in order to get the flavour of it in each bite. (it gives the flavour like spiced up caramalized tomatoes). Top it up with the veggies. Place parsley leaves all over at regular distance. Drizzle chilli sauce.

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    A picture of step 6 of Italian sandwich.
    A picture of step 6 of Italian sandwich.
  7. 7

    Cover the sandwich with the other slice. Crunchy and flavourful sandwich is ready to serve!

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  8. 8

    Note: ideally, ciabatta bread is used for such sandwiches because the inner part of the bread is airy and soft whereas the top and bottom crust is crunchy. It also provides wider area for toppings. Such bread doesn't need cooking, just lightly toast and it's good to assemble. Ciabatta bread was not available in my town, so I tried to achieve similar texture using the hot dog buns. I am sure this can also be achieved with burger buns.

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Priyangi Pujara
Priyangi Pujara @TheDivine
on April 04, 2025 21:10
Malawi, Africa
I am a primary school teacher teaching in a renowned International school for 17 years. I also teach part-time online/offline. I offer teachers training for n various topics such as Phonics, Montessori and so on.While teaching is my love, cooking is my passion. I enjoy cooking, I enjoy eating 😋
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Vandana Johri
Vandana Johri @vandana1953
April 05, 2025 02:47
Yummy 😋👌
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