Pesto Chicken Salad SandwichThis flavourful recipe for pesto chicken salad sandwiches is very convenient for picnics. You can prepare the chicken salad the night before, and then assemble the sandwiches when you arrive at your picnic destination. Focaccia bread is listed here, but you may substitute it with baguettes or any of the homemade breads listed in this site.
With a whisk, combine mayonnaise, yogurt, pesto, lemon juice and salt and pepper in a large bowl. Stir in the chicken, celery and walnuts. At this point you may cover and refrigerate the chicken salad until picnic time. Spread pesto chicken salad onto each bread slice. Top with red bell peppers, lettuce and another piece of bread. Pesto
In a food processor, finely chop together basil, Parmesan cheese, pine nuts and salt and pepper. While food processor is still running, add olive oil in a thin, steady stream. Stir in in the minced garlic. This may be refrigerated for up to 3 days or frozen for up to 6 months. Helpful Hint: If you freeze the pesto in an ice cube tray, you may take out small quantities as needed.
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