Readers are starting to send me their summer recipes for our Yummy July! Here’s one that I’m going to try soon. Here’s Caroline:

“I was told this is called THE PERFECT PICNIC SANDWICH, and it is!
Easy to make the night before (better tasting).

Simply hollow out a loaf of your favorite bread — we used round crusty loaf — and fill it with a truly delicious filling.

The loaf can be transported to the picnic site in a cooler, then cut in wedges and served from a napkin lined basket.

We also tried it with roast pork and it was just as delicious but required a bit more mayo.

Servings:6-8
Ingredients:

1 load bread (crusty round works well, but a baguette does too)

1/2 cup (125 mL) mayonnaise or miracle whip (approx)

3 cups (750 mL) cubed cooked chicken

1 cup (250 mL) green grapes, halved

1/2 cup (125 mL) chopped celery

1/2 cup (125 mL) toasted sliced almonds

1/4 cup (50 mL) sliced green onions

Salt and pepper to taste

romaine_lettuce

1 sweet red pepper, slivered

Preparation:
Cut top off loaf. Hollow out bread, leaving 1/2-inch (1 cm) shell.
Mix together 1/3 cup (75 mL) of the mayonnaise, chicken, grapes, celery, almonds, onions, and salt and pepper to taste.

Brush the shell generously with remaining mayonnaise and line with lettuce.

Spoon about two-thirds of the chicken mixture into romaine-lined shell.

Layer slivered red pepper over salad; spoon remaining chicken mixture on top.

Replace bread top.
Wrap sandwich tightly in plastic and refrigerate until picnic time. Then eat!”

Thanks, Caroline. I luv it!–Lyn