There was a lot of “uncontrolled” food recently. Bread-baskets in restaurants, sandwiches eaten in a hurry, airport food. It’s time to cut some carbs and go “breadless” for a while. Here is a wonderful sandwich that uses portobellas instead of bread. Easy to make, done in 5 minutes, delicious.

Ingredients: 4 Portobella mushrooms, 2 pieces of pork loin (pounded flat), 2-3 cups of arugula, 1/2 cup of unsalted almonds, 1/4 cup of Extra Virgin olive oil, a little chicken stock, 2-3 cloves of garlic, salt & pepper.

• Rinse and clean the mushrooms under cold running water, dry them and set aside
• In a food-processor, combine the arugula, the garlic, the almonds, the olive oil. Process on high speed until a smooth cream forms (add a little chicken stock if you have to. While this is not a tradition “pesto” method, it helps you to use less oil – and calories). Salt & pepper to taste.
• Spray a grill-pan with olive oil and grill the mushrooms at medium heat, about 2 minutes each size. Season with salt & pepper.
• Remove the mushrooms, set aside. Add a little more oil to the pan, turn to high heat and grill the pork, about 1 minute each side.
• On a plate, place 1 mushroom on the bottom, pork in the middle, 1 mushroom on top and add the pesto.

Enjoy!