Recipe 2: Brown Bag Lunch 

For the Pesto:

1 clove garlic roughly chopped

1 cup packed basil leaves

⅓ cup olive oil

Freshly ground pepper 

3 tablespoons finely grated Parmesan or Pecorino Romano cheese

Kosher salt

For the sandwich:

2 slice Sourdough bread 

1 tomato sliced 

Fresh mozzarella

Arugula 

Pesto 

Balsamic glaze 

For the pesto: 

1. Roughly chop garlic 

2. Place in the food processor until combined 

Sandwiches: 

1. Spread pesto on both pieces of bread. Place arugula, tomatoes, mozzarella and a sprinkle of salt and pepper. Drizzle a little balsamic glaze and top with the other piece of bread. 

2. Heat a panini grill or grill pan and butter the outside of the sandwich. Grill until golden and serve.

 I based my sandwich recipe of what components I like most and what the sandwich is similar to. I got the pesto recipe from The Mom 100 by Katie Workman