{"id":678,"date":"2019-09-26T08:36:28","date_gmt":"2019-09-26T08:36:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/toastielab.com\/?p=678"},"modified":"2021-04-18T17:22:44","modified_gmt":"2021-04-18T17:22:44","slug":"goat-cheese-beet-and-pistachio-mint-pesto-toastie-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toastielab.com\/goat-cheese-beet-and-pistachio-mint-pesto-toastie-recipe\/","title":{"rendered":"Goat Cheese, Beet and Pistachio-Mint Pesto Toastie Recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Are you craving comfort food, but you want something healthy at the same time? Try this delicious toasted sandwich with goat cheese, beets and a fresh home-made pistachio-mint pesto. This colorful toastie isn\u2019t just a joy for the eye, it will make your taste buds do a happy dance!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because when you got things between bread in your head…<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Recipe Inspiration<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

It was Christmas Eve, 2018\u2026 After having spent years living abroad, it was the first Holiday season celebrated at home, with my loving family. Finally, I could enjoy Christmas in my own comfortable way, with the people I love, and yes\u2026 the food! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I could finally <\/em>prepare the Christmas dinner I had been craving for, after so much time! Of course, there would have to be a little bit of that hippy-flavored touch\u2026 so I decided to make a beet carpaccio for this big night\u2019s entree. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beets, cut in slices, mint-pistachio pesto, crumbled goat cheese, and oh lord\u2026 success guaranteed! And well, then the Toastie Lab happened and I figured this recipe would work perfectly on a toasted sandwich. Pretty fancy toastie, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why We Love It<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You might think that toasties or grilled cheese sandwiches aren\u2019t high on the healthy food lists. Well, in our opinion, that really depends on what you make of it! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We consider this toastie somewhat of a light version of a grilled sandwich. Beets are good, goat cheese is a protein-rich and nutritious type of cheese,<\/em><\/strong> and this mint-pistachio pesto is perfectly guilt-free!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Equipment<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We knew this toastie was going to be a big one, so we didn\u2019t try using the classic toastie-maker. Instead, we went straight for the pro\u2019s equipment and we used our favorite grill to give this toastie the crunchy grill it deserved. We also used a blender to make the pesto. <\/p>\n\n\n\n