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Sandwich fillers
Fed up with boring sandwiches? Try some of these filler ideas for a change!
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Preparation
Egg mayo
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2 eggs
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mayonnaise
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mustard
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black pepper (to taste)
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chives (or cress)
Tuna mayo
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198g tuna in spring water (1x tin), drained
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red onion, finely chopped
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100g sweetcorn (1/2 small tin), drained
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mayonnaise
Crab style filler
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crab sticks
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apple, chopped
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mayonnaise
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black pepper (to taste)
Coronation chicken
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cooked chicken, chopped
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mayonnaise
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mild curry powder
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mango chutney
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sultanas (or chopped apricots or sweetcorn - optional)
Brie & cranberry
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cranberry sauce
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rocket
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brie
Egg mayo
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Hard boil the eggs - once boiled, peel off the shell and mash with a fork
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Mix in the mayo, mustard and black pepper to taste
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Serve on white buttered bread - so simple, so delicious!
Tuna mayo
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Drain the tuna and mix with the mayonnaise
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Add the finely chopped red onion and sweetcorn
Crab style filler
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Cut the crab sticks into small pieces - the smaller the better
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Dice the apple into small pieces
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Mix the crab and the apple with mayonnaise and season with black pepper
Coronation chicken
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Mix the cooked, chopped chicken with some mayonnaise
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Add a sprinkle of mild curry powder and mango chutney - taste
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Chuck in a few sultanas - if using
Brie & cranberry
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Spread bread with cranberry sauce, top with rocket salad and sliced brie
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Can be served cold or hot - toasted like a panini
You will need
Sandwich lunch box - And for taking your tasty sandwiches on-the-go we higly recommend this one from Sistema. You can find it at Amazon for £2.49.
Variations
Some more simple ideas:
Meat - wafer thin cooked meats, cubed chicken/turkey breast with tomato and lettuce, ham and cheese, roast chicken & houmous, leftover cold meats (chicken, turkey, meatloaf, sausages etc) with salad, chicken and mashed avocado, cold BLT
Fish - tuna mayo & sweetcorn, tuna salad, sardine and tomato, fish paste and cucumber
Veggie - grated cheese, cheese spread, cream cheese, Quorn slices and salad, cottage cheese with pineapple, cheese and grated carrot with a little mayo, veggie sausages, vegetarian pate with cucumber, cheese and coleslaw, egg salad/egg mayo, cheese and pickle/chutney, marmite
Sweet - high-fruit jam/fruit spread, nut-free chocolate spread, honey, treacle, lemon curd
Reviews
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Polly L(45)
★★★★★DD loves basic cheese & ham, but I make a posh version for myself with parma ham, salami & gruyere - soooo good!
Reviewed on 25/11/21
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Guest
★★★☆☆My DD2 is 4 and allergic to egg. almost all of these fillings contain egg in some form. She can be quite a fussy eater and when eggs are taken out of the equation i feel like im really limited as to what i can try her with :-(
Reviewed on 21/01/15
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