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Pumpkin, feta and chunky pesto toastie

Fancy a toasted sandwich for dinner? You'll love this vegetarian toasty for one that's bursting with flavour while being light on calories.

  • Hands-on time: 5 mins
  • Time to make: 15 mins
  • Serving: 1 person
Ratings: 5.0
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • ½ cup sliced button mushrooms
  • 1 sprig fresh thyme,
  • leaves picked
  • 100g roasted pumpkin (see HFG tip)
  • 25g reduced-fat feta, crumbled
  • 2 thick slices rye bread
  • 1½ tablespoons store-bought chunky pesto dip
  • 20g baby spinach leaves
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Lightly spray a non-stick frying pan with olive oil and heat over high heat. Add mushrooms and thyme and cook for 3 minutes or until golden and fragrant.

    2 Preheat a sandwich press. Place pumpkin and feta in a small bowl, mixing to combine.

    3 Spread one slice of rye bread with pesto dip. Top with cooked mushrooms, pumpkin and feta mixture, then baby spinach. Sandwich with remaining slice and cook in sandwich press for 3 minutes or until golden. Serve.

    HFG tip

    To roast pumpkin ahead of time, lay peeled dices in one layer on a baking tray lined with baking paper. Drizzle with oil & roast at 180ºC for 25 minutes.

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