Jazz up lunch with this bacon and watercress pesto sandwich recipe, in association with Recipes from a Pantry.
What you will need
Butter
12 slices smoked streaky bacon ( I used spoiltpig’s)
100g (3.5oz) watercress
50g (1.7oz) Parmesan
50g cashews, dry roasted
Olive oil to taste
Smoked Salt
Olive oil to taste
4 sandwich rolls
A handful of grilled peppers
A hand full of sundried tomatoes, sliced
A handful of radishes, sliced
A handful of rocket (arugula)
How to prepare
Cook the bacon
Heat 1/2 tsp butter in a pan and fry the bacon until done, turning half way through.
Drain on a paper towel and set aside.
Make the pesto.
Put the watercress, parmesan, cashew nuts and salt into a food processor and whiz into a paste. Transfer to a container and mix as much olive oil as you want.
Assemble the sandwiches
Assemble your sandwiches starting with the sandwich base, then pesto, bacon, peppers, sundried tomatoes, radishes, rocket and and sandwich top.