Delicious fillings between slices of fresh buttered bread are ideal for a picnic, a packed lunch or a supper snack. Follow good sandwich making techniques for the perfect assembly job and choose from these tasty fillings. Remember that all go perfectly between buttered soft baps as well.
Wafer thin slices of salami or slicing sausages such as Mortadella with crisp lettuce or, better still, coleslaw from the delicatessen.
Hard-boiled eggs chopped while still hot and mixed with butter about 1/2 oz (15g) to 4 eggsso butter melts. Add mayonnaise to bind, seasoning and chopped chives or watercress. As the filling cools in the sandwich, the butter sets and prevents the egg from falling out.
Flaked salmon with chopped cucumber and mayonnaise or flaked tuna with chopped apple and mayonnaise; top with crisp lettuce