Pesto Toast
Move over avocado... pesto toast is about to become your new favorite brunch! This recipe uses a vibrant, freshly made kale pesto, with cherry tomato and feta topping... but the possibilities are endless! This is ideal for when you've got a batch of homemade pesto to use up, but you can make pesto toast with jarred pesto too!
Ingredients
- 2 slices sourdough bread
- 8 cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1 Tbsp feta cheese, crumbled
- 3 Tbsp pesto
For the Kale Pesto (if making it from scratch) - this will make a huge batch so you'll have left overs!
- 200 g (7 oz) cavolo nero or curly kale, stems removed and leaves roughly torn or chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, peeled
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 4 Tbsp pine nuts
- 50 g (0.5 cups) pecorino or parmesan*, grated or roughly chopped cubed
- 1 bunch basil
- Salt, to taste
- 100 ml (0.40 cups) extra virgin olive oil
Instructions
- If you're making the kale pesto, blend all of the ingredients in a food processor. (You may want to start with only half of the kale / cavolo nero, if it won't all fit in at once, and add the remaining amount once the rest is blended.)
- Toast the sourdough slices.
- Spread with a generous smear of pesto and top with the cherry tomatoes and then the feta crumbles.
- Serve.
Notes
*Parmesan is not technically vegetarian due to using animal rennet. I use a vegetarian friendly Pecorino from Tesco, there are other Italian hard cheese alternatives available in most supermarkets.
Optional Step: Blanch your cavolo nero before adding to the food processor. Add to salted boiling water for about 3 minutes, until the leaves are brighter green and softened. Rinse with cold water, pat dry, and proceed with the recipe. This will create a creamier texture in your pesto.
Nutritional information is based on the toast, tomatoes, feta and 2 Tbsp of jarred pesto - it is not specific to the cavolo nero pesto recipe given.
Calories: 555kcal, Carbohydrates: 81g, Protein: 20g, Fat: 17g, Saturated Fat: 5g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 18mg, Sodium: 1142mg, Potassium: 471mg, Fiber: 5g, Sugar: 8g, Vitamin A: 1342IU, Vitamin C: 31mg, Calcium: 203mg, Iron: 6mg