Pesto Aoli

I was chatting on the phone with Annette and she gave me her tasty little recipe for Pesto Aoli...a flavourful garlicly/basil cheesey dressing that is used as a base for little mini appetizers, or in my case, for my dinner tonight. You could vary the toppings, but the end result is a yummy appie that you can pop into your mouth in a bite or two. This is the time to dig out your frozen pesto and make a little tupper container full of this yummy dressing.

Mix up a couple of tablespoons or cubes of pesto that has thawed out, if it was frozen, and add a tablespoon of crushed garlic, then add mayonaise until you have a taste you like. If you desire more garlic, go crazy! if you want it more creamy, add more mayo...You be the judge. I guarantee it will wake up your tastebuds!




Next, ready some slices of baguette or french bread, or use little pitas, and then slice up a slice of cheese for each piece of bread . ( I used Mozzarella ) and had some shredded cheddar to top the Appies with. I chopped up a tomato, and a stick of beer sausage, but Annette used cooked chicken breast. Use your imagination...a veggie, a meat, a combo...anything that you think would go with the basil flavour of Pesto, and the garlic flavour of Aoli.


Pick your ingredients and get them chopped or sliced, then stack them on the Aoli that you have spread on your baguette slices..see the next pic, and below.




On the slice of bread, spread some of the Pesto Aoli, top with a slice of cheese, then I added a tablespoon or so of chopped tomatoes, then some beer sausage, and on the very top, a bit of shredded cheddar cheese.


Toast for a few minutes in a toaster oven, so the bottoms and the tops of the bread get slightly browned,and the cheese melts.



Yum!


Pop them into your mouth and enjoy... a sunburst of flavour! Thanks Annette! They remind me of those little Sammies that I had at Quiznos the other night... little, and packed with lots of flavour!

"The Creator"