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03.13.13 Entrée

Pistachio Parsley Pesto and Grilled Taleggio Cheese Sandwich

Pistachio Parsley Pesto and Grilled Taleggio Cheese Sandwich

Pistachio Parsley Pesto Grilled Cheese Sandwich

This sandwich was inspired by a pizza that I ate from a wonderful local pizza place in Galesburg, Illinois. I lovev the idea of a pistachios, parsley, and red onions together. So, this grilled cheese was born with some perfectly melty cheese (I’m leaning towards saying that taleggio cheese may be the perfect one for any grilled cheese).

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Pistachio-Parsley Pesto and Grilled Taleggio Cheese Sandwich

★★★★★ 5 from 1 reviews
  • Author: Erin Alderson
  • Prep Time: 10 mins
  • Cook Time: 15 mins
  • Total Time: 25 mins
  • Yield: 2 1x
  • Category: Lunch
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Ingredients

  • Pesto:
  • 2 tablespoons shelled, roasted pistachios
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 1 1/2 cups packed parsley
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt.
  • 1/2 small red onion, thinly sliced
  • 3–4 ounces taleggio cheese, sliced
  • 4 slices whole wheat or multigrain bread
  • Olive oil for brushing

Instructions

  1. In a food processor, pulse pistachios until resembling course meal. Add garlic and parsley, run processor until minced. Drizzle in lemon juice, olive oil, and salt. Run food processor until pesto comes together, adding more olive/lemon juice as needed.
  2. Preheat grill pan or regular pan over medium-low heat. Brush outsides of bread with olive oil. Place on piece of bread, olive oil side down, in the grill pan and smear on 1 tablespoon of pesto. Layer with sliced red onions and cheese. Smear 1 more tablespoon of pesto on remaining piece of bread and place olive oil side up.
  3. Cook on each side until crisp and cheese has melted.

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Pistachio Parsley Pesto Grilled Cheese

Categories: Entrée Tags: Parsley, pistachios, taleggio cheese

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  1. Ashley says

    March 13, 2013 at 10:51 am

    I’m dying over the thought of pistachio pesto!!! This looks like a killer sandwich.

    Reply
  2. Becca @ Amuse Your Bouche says

    March 13, 2013 at 12:48 pm

    Ahh the shot of that pesto in the food processor is gorgeous, it looks so creamy! I looove pesto grilled cheese, this looks wonderful! 🙂

    Reply
    • elalderson says

      March 15, 2013 at 15:47 pm

      It almost didn’t make it to the sandwich 🙂

      Reply
  3. Bev @ Bev Cooks says

    March 13, 2013 at 12:51 pm

    Oh dear God yes.

    Reply
  4. Nicole | Eat This Poem says

    March 13, 2013 at 13:33 pm

    What a great combinaion! You can’t go wrong with good pesto, bread, and cheese together. This is definitely going onto my menu for next week.

    Reply
  5. Kim Beaulieu says

    March 13, 2013 at 14:17 pm

    Squee, I am such a pistachio…well…nut, so I had to come by and have a peek. Saw Aurora Importing share it. So glad they did. It’s simply stunning and looks to be a two fister when I make it.

    Reply
    • elalderson says

      March 15, 2013 at 15:46 pm

      Yay for puns! So glad you stopped by and said hi!

      Reply
  6. Courtney West says

    March 13, 2013 at 14:51 pm

    oooh yum! Looks like the perfect comfort food. Oh, and that picture with the red onions & pesto on the bread is such a lovely contrast of colors!

    Reply
    • elalderson says

      March 15, 2013 at 15:46 pm

      Thank you! (and I do love a little color in winter!)

      Reply
  7. Grace says

    March 13, 2013 at 19:15 pm

    This sandwich needs to be a part of my weekend. Thanks for sharing your culinary genius 🙂

    Reply
  8. HalfBakedHarvest says

    March 13, 2013 at 23:36 pm

    Yum! This looks so good! I just made a sun-dried tomato Pistachio Pesto and fell head over heels for pistachio pesto! This is a must make!

    Reply
    • elalderson says

      March 15, 2013 at 15:45 pm

      Oh yum! I’ll try that next!

      Reply
  9. Liz DellaCroce says

    March 14, 2013 at 08:21 am

    Such a stunning recipe!!

    Reply
  10. Stephanie Wise says

    March 14, 2013 at 08:48 am

    What a genius sandwich! Also, the photography = stunning. As always. 🙂

    Stephanie @ Girl Versus Dough

    Reply
    • elalderson says

      March 15, 2013 at 15:45 pm

      Thanks, Stephanie!

      Reply
  11. Warm Vanilla Sugar says

    March 14, 2013 at 09:17 am

    This looks so fabulous! Love this idea!

    Reply
  12. sandra says

    March 14, 2013 at 13:48 pm

    I have a boatload of pistachios that have pesto in their future… and maybe I’ll use kale as the green, since I’ve got a boatload of that as well.

    Reply
    • elalderson says

      March 15, 2013 at 15:45 pm

      I think that would be wonderful!

      Reply
  13. Kelly Hunt says

    March 14, 2013 at 16:00 pm

    This looks incredible! If only I hadn’t already had lunch today! 🙂

    Reply
  14. Christopher Ray Robertson says

    March 15, 2013 at 00:15 am

    Comfort food heaven and sinfully delicious!

    Reply
    • elalderson says

      March 15, 2013 at 15:44 pm

      I may or may not have had another sandwich for breakfast- just for a little extra comfort 🙂

      Reply
  15. Kathryn says

    March 15, 2013 at 13:31 pm

    What an absolutely perfect flavour combination. And those pics? Stunning!

    Reply
    • elalderson says

      March 15, 2013 at 15:44 pm

      Thanks, Kathryn!

      Reply
  16. roomforfood.wordpress.com says

    March 22, 2013 at 12:16 pm

    I Need THAT

    Reply
  17. Bri says

    January 01, 2015 at 15:56 pm

    did you use salted or unsalted pistachios? Thanks!

    Reply
    • erin says

      January 01, 2015 at 16:07 pm

      Unsalted!

      Reply
      • Bri says

        January 03, 2015 at 17:44 pm

        thanks! LOVED the recipe. don’t like talegio cheese by itself but decided to try it on this sandwich and the combination was perfect! the homemade pesto balanced it out and made for the best combination 🙂

        Reply
  18. Sonia - L'Exquisit says

    April 11, 2015 at 08:11 am

    I did this for lunch today and it was delicious. Thanks for the recipe.

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  19. Jena | Little Rusted Ladle says

    March 19, 2016 at 14:12 pm

    Oh, that sounds so amazing! Pinning this to try later. Thanks for sharing this unique recipe!

    Reply
  20. Dusty says

    November 02, 2017 at 02:03 am

    Is it a half cup of parsley or one and a half cups?

    Reply
    • Erin Alderson says

      November 02, 2017 at 06:14 am

      1 1/2 cups

      Reply

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