Smoked chicken and olive sandwiches are a versatile dish, often featuring shredded or sliced smoked chicken combined with various olive preparations and other complementary ingredients, served between slices of bread or on rolls.

Ingredients

• 1 cup (160g) large green (Sicilian) olives, pitted and chopped
• 2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil
• 200g shredded smoked chicken breast, finely chopped
• ⅓ cup (100g) whole-egg mayonnaise, plus extra, for spreading
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice
• sea salt and cracked black pepper
• 6 slices white bread
• ½ cup (55g) flaked almonds, toasted and chopped

Instructions

• Place the olives and oil in a small food processor and process until smooth. Place the chicken, mayonnaise, lemon juice, salt and pepper in a large bowl and mix to combine. Spread the olive mixture over 3 slices of the bread, top with the chicken mixture and sandwich with the remaining bread. Cut the crusts from the sandwiches and discard.
• Cut each sandwich into 4 triangles, spread the extra mayonnaise down one side of each sandwich and press into the chopped almonds.

Recipe from Donna hay