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Vegan Pesto Caprese Sandwich

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A vegan pesto caprese sandwich, filled with fresh basil leaves, juicy tomatoes, homemade pesto, and stretchy, gooey, cashew mozzarella.
5 from 3 votes
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Course Sandwiches
Cuisine American, Italian
Servings 4 sandwiches
Calories 374 kcal

Ingredients
  

Vegan pesto

Vegan Mozzarella*

  • ¼ cup + 2 tablespoon raw cashews Soaked for at least 2 hours if you don't have a high speed blender
  • 2 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon tapioca starch
  • 1 cup hot water
  • 2 teaspoon lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon olive oil
  • ½ teaspoon sea salt
  • 1 teaspoon nutritional yeast

Sandwich

  • 4 roma tomatoes
  • 1 cup basil leaves
  • 2 Ciabatta or focaccia roll or bread of choice

Instructions
 

  • Prepare the vegan pesto first. Combine basil leaves, pine nuts, and garlic in the food processor and pulse until well incorporated. Add nutritional yeast, sea salt, and lemon juice and pulse until combined. Slowly add in olive oil a little at a time while the food processor is running to thin out the pesto. Once thoroughly combined, set pesto aside for later. You can place it in the refrigerator to thicken it a little more for easy spreading.
  • Put all ingredients for vegan mozzarella in a high speed blender and blend until completely smooth, about 1 minute. Pour mixture onto a skillet over medium high heat and stir with a wooden spoon. After a few minutes, mixture will look like it's curdling or separating, but just keep mixing. Soon the mixture will thicken into a stretchy, mozzarella-like consistency, after 3-5 minutes total. Set aside.
  • Slice roma tomatoes. Divide bread into 4 sandwiches. Place a few basil leaves on each bottom slice. Top with a few dollops of "mozzarella." You may need to stretch and cut the mozzarella into pieces for each sandwich. Top with tomato slices. Top with a few dollops of pesto. Repeat layers until you are satisfied with the sandwiches. Serve immediately. Enjoy!

Notes

*Adapted from Somer's lovely recipe at Vedged Out!

Nutrition

Serving: 1servingCalories: 374kcalCarbohydrates: 30gProtein: 11gFat: 26gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 8gMonounsaturated Fat: 12gSodium: 725mgPotassium: 521mgFiber: 4gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 1472IUVitamin C: 16mgCalcium: 49mgIron: 3mg
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