With my Cold Sandwich Recipes you really can't go wrong.
Your efforts at picnic planning will be rewarded with "Oohs and ahs" and "May I have some more please?"
On this page I have suggested some simple cold salad recipes that you can add to your favourite sliced bread, baguette, bagel, scone, pitta wrap or sandwich loaf.
Let's take a look at just how simple and yet nourishing a sandwich etc can really be.
A word of warning though, make sure you have eaten as these Cold Sandwich Recipes will really get your tummy rumbling.
Use the recipes below as a baseline and add any extra ingredients you feel will create your own unique gourmet delight.
Cold Sandwich Recipes are very easy to put together, they are the most simplest way of enjoying the company of your family and friends when out on a picnic getaway.
The mess is minimal giving you more opportunity to sit and enjoy yourself. You deserve it!
Some really simple spreads to use are basically whatever they have in their school lunches. I have found in the past that most kids eat on the run anyway, so sitting them down to a Gourmet sandwich feast is pretty pointless.
Spread any of these generously on lightly buttered and sliced freshly baked bread or fresh crunchy bread rolls.
For an even more fun time, why not take the lids off the jars and hand the kids some plastic knives.
Let them make their own sandwich.
That way you are more than guaranteed that they will eat them all up. Here are some sandwich spread suggestions...
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For the Kids, who do like to try different things, may I make a few suggestions ....
The secret to the filling in my great Cold Sandwich Recipes is the creaminess.
You can achieve this by using...
Don't be frightened to experiment with different textures.
My favourite has always been sour cream for no other reason than personal choice and the flavor doesn't seem to compromise with the other ingredients.
Have a browse through these Cold Sandwich Recipes for ideas that you think your family and friends will enjoy.
Egg Mayonnaise Sandwich Recipe.
Ingredients:
Depending on the number that you are serving I suggest 1 egg per person. I always try a little taste test as I make this up, try not to over season and keep as moist as possible without becoming sloppy.
Suggested Tip.
Add cooked and shredded chicken, cooked bacon or even tuna chunks to the mixture for different fillings.
Featuring a wide range of sweet and savoury foods to liven up a picnic, this collection has recipes for light salads such as French bean salad and heartier dishes such as chicken filo pie and Mediterranean quiche.
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Cheese & Onion Mix Sandwich Recipe
Ingredients:
The quantities to use in this Cold Sandwich Recipes will depend on the number of people that you are serving.
Silverside & Spinach
Ingredients:
I love to use a well grained bread with my Cold Sandwich Recipes, as the grained texture adds to the delicious experience.
Suggested Tip.
Shredded cooked chicken, ham or other cold meat could be used as a substitute for the silverside
Honey Ham
Ingredients:
At the picnic, mash the avocado with fresh lemon juice spread lavishly onto your favourite chosen bread slice, top with the shaved honey ham and 2nd lightly buttered bread slice.
Suggested Tip.
Substitute the shaved ham with shaved chicken, shaved turkey or smoked salmon.
Cold Sandwich Recipes can be made using freshly baked bread rolls, baguettes or loaves (sliced or left whole). There are so many different types available from plain white to beautiful and delicious multigrains. Sour Dough breads, Rye breads, Soy and etc.
Experiment with the different textures and tastes.
There are also great new selections of pocket/pitta breads to use with my Cold Salad Recipes and have a look next time you are at the supermarket for all those different wraps that you can now get.
The world is getting smaller and the blending of other cultures brings with it the wonderful opportunity of trying new tastes and new ways of presenting the good old sandwich as an example...
Gourmet Wrap Ups
Ingredients:
The best memories that I hold of my family enjoying themselves was and still is, on family picnic getaways.
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