Mix and match sandwich fillings

Mix and match sandwich fillings recipe

Three types of sandwiches in one recipe? Yes, please. Take your pick from chicken and hommus, ham and salad, or curried egg sandwiches. And because each sandwich filling is different, there'll be something for everyone – perfect for feeding a crowd. These sandwich fillings are easy to make, yet packed with flavour and vibrant in colour. You can even turn them into jaffles or toasties for a work lunch or snack that will be the envy of all.

Making the hommus and chicken sandwich

Here is how to make the best chicken sandwich filling:

• You can use roasted chicken breast from the deli, any leftover cooked chicken or Coles hot roast chicken from the night before (that has been properly stored in the fridge). Ensure the chicken is cooled down before putting it in the sandwich, to avoid soggy bread.

• Spread the hommus on one slice of bread. The hummus layer helps to prevent the ‘wetter’ sandwich ingredients from getting the bread soggy. 

• In this chicken sandwich filling recipe, we use spinach and rocket, but for extra crunch you can add lettuce as well. 

Making the salad and ham sandwich

Follow these tips for the ultimate ham salad sandwich:

• Condiments that will work well include honey mustard, mayonnaise, BBQ sauce, tomato chutney, relish or chimichurri.

• To prevent soggy bread, spread one slice of bread with the mashed avocado, and the other slice with butter or mustard. The spreads act as a barrier between the ‘wetter’ ingredients and the bread.

• Sprinkle a little salt on the sliced tomatoes and set aside. The salt draws water out of the tomatoes. Less moisture means no soggy sandwich! 

• Try to stick to just three types of veggies in the sandwich to keep from overloading the sandwich with a mish-mash of flavours. 

Making the curried egg sandwich 

Make a tasty curried egg sandwich filling with these handy tips:

• To boil the eggs for the egg sandwich filling, cover the eggs with water in a saucepan, cover with the lid and bring to a boil. Once boiling, lower to medium-high heat and cook for 8 minutes. Turn off heat, transfer the eggs to a bowl of iced water to cool down before peeling. See our guide for how to boil eggs perfectly. 

• Cool the peeled eggs completely, then mix with mayonnaise and curry powder. You don’t want a warm filling because the steam can turn the bread soggy.

• Spread both slices of bread with butter to act as a barrier between the bread and the filling.

Love these sandwich filling recipes?

Assemble these sandwiches for your next potluck, picnic, high tea, birthday or baby shower event. Or check out these ones for celery, chive and chicken sandwiches, roasted beef open sandwich and the classic Reuben sandwich. After more recipes and inspiration for sandwich filling ideas? See our sandwiches recipes collection.