# Reading Rainbow Sandwich

A delicious and amazing sandwich that is simple yet complex, with a red pesto made from sun-dried tomatoes and a garlic aioli dirty sauce, served hot.

- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Sauce & Condiment
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- a few scoops sun-dried tomatoes
- 1 roasted red bell pepper
- parmesan
- salt
- pepper
- oregano
- onion powder
- garlic powder
- red crushed pepper
- a drizzle oil
- a little bit basil
- white balsamic
- garlic butter
- a shit ton garlic
- paprika
- smoked paprika
- red cayenne
- mayonnaise
- 1 bread
- cheddar cheese
- tomato
- avocado
- lettuce

## Instructions

1. Add sun-dried tomatoes to a blender.
2. Roast a red bell pepper until charred on all sides.
3. Place the roasted bell pepper in a Ziploc bag for 10 minutes to steam.
4. Once cool enough to handle, remove the seeds from the roasted bell pepper.
5. Add the deseeded roasted bell pepper to the blender.
6. Grate parmesan cheese into the blender with the bell pepper and sun-dried tomatoes.
7. Add salt to the blender.
8. Add pepper to the blender.
9. Add oregano to the blender.
10. Add a touch of onion powder to the blender.
11. Add garlic powder to the blender.
12. Add red crushed pepper to the blender.
13. Drizzle oil into the blender.
14. Add a little bit of basil to the blender.
15. Add white balsamic vinegar to the blender.
16. Blend all ingredients until smooth.
17. Pour the red pesto into a squeeze bottle.
18. To make the dirty sauce, add garlic powder to softened butter.
19. Add paprika to the butter.
20. Add smoked paprika to the butter.
21. Add red cayenne pepper to the butter.
22. Add oregano to the butter.
23. Add salt to the butter.
24. Add pepper to the butter.
25. Add mayonnaise to the seasoned butter at a 70:30 butter to mayonnaise ratio.
26. Mix the butter and mayonnaise together.
27. Spread the dirty sauce generously on both halves of the bread.
28. Place the bread halves on a baking tray and warm them in the oven.
29. Remove the warmed bread from the oven.
30. Squeeze red pesto onto one half of the warmed bread.
31. Add slices of cheddar cheese over the red pesto.
32. Arrange sliced tomatoes on top of the cheese.
33. Scoop avocado onto the tomatoes.
34. Add a generous amount of shredded lettuce.
35. Place the other half of the bread on top to complete the sandwich.
36. Wrap the sandwich in paper.
37. Cut the sandwich in half.
38. Serve and enjoy your homemade Reading Rainbow sandwich.

## Equipment

- blender
- ziploc bag
- spatula
- grater
- squeeze bottle
- knife
- tongs
- oven mitt
- baking tray
- cutting board
- ice cream scoop
- knife

## Source

- Original video: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMSn8RVKJ/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/d31302da-29e9-494a-b4b4-9c31146cbacb
- Extracted: 2025-07-19

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