Thursday, 28 July 2016 00:05

Grilled Pesto Paneer Recipe

Grilled Pesto Paneer Recipe is a delicious recipe where chunky soft paneer cubes are marinated in a flavourful pesto sauce and then grilled using extra virgin olive oil. Make it as your next party appetizer and wow your guests.

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Grilled Pesto Paneer is a yummy guilt free paneer dish. The chunky soft paneer cubes are marinated in a flavourful pesto sauce and then grilled using extra virgin olive oil. It is quick to make and all you need is some pesto sauce to go along with it.

Serve this flavourful Grilled Pesto Paneer as a starter for your next party you throw at home along with Sichuan Style Chilli Potato Recipe and Paprika Chicken Skewers Recipe.

If you like this recipe, you can also try other Paneer Recipes such as:

  1. Paneer Kalimirch
  2. Achari Paneer Tikka
  3. Paneer Pasanda

Cuisine: Fusion

Course: Appetizer

Diet: Vegetarian

Equipments Used: Grill & Panini Sandwich Press

Prep in 10 M

Cooks in 20 M

Total in 30 M

Makes: 4 Servings

Ingredients

  • 200 grams Paneer (Homemade Cottage Cheese) , cut into cubes
  • 2 tablespoons Hung Curd (Greek Yogurt)
  • 2 to 3 teaspoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil , to grill
  • Ingredients to prepare pesto sauce
  • 1 cup Basil leaves , tightly packed
  • 7 to 8 Walnuts
  • 2 cloves Garlic
  • 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese , grated
  • 1/4 cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • Salt and Pepper , to taste

Directions for Grilled Pesto Paneer Recipe

  1. To begin making the Grilled Pesto Paneer Recipe, make a fine paste of all the ingredients listed in the pesto sauce table using a mixer grinder and keep aside.

  2. In a big bowl, add the paneer cubes, curd and 3 to 4 table spoon on the pesto sauce mix and massage it nicely with hand.

  3. Let the paneer cubes marinate in this mix for an hour. Now heat a grill pan on medium heat, brush it with olive oil and place the paneer cubes gently onto the grill pan.

  4. Alternatively, you can also add the paneer cubes to a skewer and grill it.

  5. Cook until the paneer well done on one side. This will take 2-3 minutes.

  6. Brush the paneer cubes, flip it over and cook on the other side for another 2 to 3 more minutes.

  7. Serve this flavourful Grilled Pesto Paneer as a starter for your next party you throw at home along with Sichuan Style Chilli Potato Recipe and Paprika Chicken Skewers Recipe.