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Fresh Cheese & Radish Sandwich
A delicious radish sandwich with fresh cheese and radish leaf pesto, a Belgian classic sandwich!
Prep Time 45 minutes
Cook Time 0 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 4 people
Calories per serving 274 kcal
Ingredients
- 4 slices bread or toast
- 4,5 oz fresh cheese (120 g), or quark cheese
- a handful fresh radishes with leaves
- 1 tbsp fresh parsley chopped
- 1 tsp white wine vinegar
- ½ cup olive oil (120 ml)
- pepper
- salt
Instructions
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Wash the fresh radishes thoroughly and drain them well. Chop off the green leaves and stems. Don’t throw them away! Clean and trim the radishes and slice or chop or slice them up finely.
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Combine the fresh or quark cheese, white wine vinegar and freshly chopped parsley. Season with a little pepper and salt to taste.
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Place the cheese in the fridge to chill for 10 minutes. In the meantime make the radish leaf pesto. Place the fresh radish leaves in a clean blender. Blend the leaves. Then little by little add the olive oil and pulse alternately. Season with a pinch of pepper and salt.
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Once you have added all the olive oil, check the seasoning of the pesto and add more pepper or salt to taste if necessary.
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Toast the bread slices and spread them with the herbed fresh cheese. Top the sandwich with a a bit of chopped or sliced radishes and garnish with a good drizzle of the freshly made radish leaf pesto. Finish the sandwich with a little sprinkle of freshly ground black pepper. Serve immediately.