Chicken club sandwich

A recipe from cooking-ez.com

For 4 sandwiches, you will need:

• 1 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 ½ lime
• 3 fresh mint leaves
• 4 2 chicken breasts
• 5 100 g belly (streaky) bacon
• 6 1 red onion
• 7 lettuce
• 8 4 tablespoons french dressing (vinaigrette)
• 9 4 tablespoons mayonnaise
• 10 8 slices sandwich bread
• Total weight: 1,265 grams

Times:

Preparation	Resting	Cooking	Start to finish
50 min.	35 min.	20 min.	1 hour 45 min.

Step by step recipe

• 1: Prepare the marinade by mixing rapidly 3 tablespoons olive oil, the juice of ½ lime, a few chopped fresh mint leaves, salt and pepper.
• 2: Add the 2 chicken breasts to the marinade, mix well and cover with plastic film. Leave to stand for at least 30 minutes.
  Note: this can be done the day before and kept in the fridge.
• 3: Pour 2 tablespoonsful of the marinade into a frying pan on medium heat. When hot, add the chicken breasts.
  Cook gently on each side over medium-to-low heat, pouring a little of the marinade over from time to time.
  It is important not to overcook them. A thermometer is the best way to check this. Stop the cooking when the centre of the chicken breast reaches 80°C (176°F).
• 4: Remove the chicken from the pan and leave to wait on a plate, covered with aluminium foil.
• 5: Give the pan a quick wipe to clean it and return to the heat. Fry the thinly sliced 100 g belly (streaky) bacon.
• 6: When cooked, lay the bacon on absorbant paper.
• 7: Peel 1 red onion and slice into thin rings (a mandolin is ideal for this).
• 8: Prepare some lettuce. It is easier to use if cut 'en chiffonade', but this is not essential.
  Season the lettuce with 4 tablespoons french dressing (vinaigrette).
• 9: Slice the chicken breasts.
• 10: Lightly toast the 2 slices of bread, spread with mayonnaise and arrange a layer of chicken on each one.
• 11: Cover with lettuce and onion.
• 12: Lightly toast the other 2 slices of bread and spread with mayonnaise.
• 13: Arrange the bacon on the sandwiches, then place the slices of bread on top and press down firmly.
• 14: Before serving, cut each sandwich in two diagonally.
  Your club sandwiches are ready.

Remarks

If you prefer a softer sandwich, leave the bread untoasted.

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