The key to a great Traditional Club Sandwich is that all of the ingredients must be cold. These days you can buy pre cooked Hard Boiled Eggs. I have not included that as a Cheat. I made the assumption that if you are making this dish, you know how to boil and Egg ! Roast / Cooked Chicken Breast is an ideal way of using up leftovers.  The easiest way to make the dish is to slice and prep everything first before building the sandwich. Tip: When building the Sandwich, try to keep everything as central as possible, as this will minimise any waste when you slice off the crusts.

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TRADITIONAL CLUB SANDWICH

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• Hard Boil the Eggs in boiling water for 10 minutes then transfer to a bowl of cold water and place in the fridge (30 minutes)

• Grill or fry the Streaky Bacon (if using raw bacon) until crispy then remove to a plate and leave to cool

• Slice the Cooked Chicken Breast into thin slices and leave to one side

• In a small bowl, mix together 4 tbsp of Mayonnaise and 2 tsps of Dijon Mustard and leave to one side 

• Thinly slice the Tomatoes and leave to one side

• Now remove the shell from the Hard Boiled Eggs, then slice and leave to one side

• Thinly slice a few leaves of Iceberg Lettuce and leave to one side

• Cover all of these pre prepared and sliced ingredients and place in the fridge for 30 minutes to chill

• Lightly toast all of the Bread and place on a rack to cool

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BUILDING THE SANDWICH

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• Lay the first 3 slices of Toast out on a board

• Liberally spread some of the chilled Mayo & Mustard mix on one side of each slice of Toast

• Add some Iceberg Lettuce to the first slice of Toast

• Place a layer of Chicken on top of the Iceberg Lettuce

• Place 3 Rashers of Bacon on top of the Chicken

• Next place the 2nd piece of Toast (Mayo & Mustard side down) on top of the Bacon

• Liberally spread some of the Mayo & Mustard mix on the top of that 2nd slice of Toast

• Add some more Iceberg Lettuce to the 2nd slice of Toast

• Place 4 x slices of Tomato on top of the Iceberg Lettuce

• Season the Tomatoes with Freshly Ground Pepper

• Place 4 x slices of Egg on top of the Tomatoes

• Finally,  place the 3rd piece of Toast (Mayo & Mustard side down) on top of the Egg

• Gently press down the Sandwich (from the sides, rather than from the centre)

• Secure the Sandwich with 4 x Bamboo Skewers (as shown by green dots)

• Using a sharp Kitchen Knife or Serrated Bread Knife, carefully slice the crusts off the Sandwich (as shown by red lines)

• Now, carefully slice the Sandwich diagonally, creating the Traditional Club Sandwich triangle shape (as shown by blue lines)

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Repeat the process above with the next 3 slices of Toast