Roast Chicken Sandwich

I roasted three pieces of chicken last week out of which I made the sweet corn chicken soup as well as the asparagus and chicken fried rice. I had one piece left in the fridge. We had gone out for a very heavy lunch yesterday and so there were no dinner plans. I decided to skip dinner all together and settle down with a bowl of cereal ( I find it a real treat at night). My husband on the other hand wanted to eat something light- maybe a sandwich he said. I thought of the chicken breast, olive bread, slices of asiago cheese and basil hanging out in the fridge- perfect, I thought! I toasted two thick slices of olive bread with a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil and spread a thick layer of olive oil mayonnaise- my husband loves mayo! I then added a layer of fresh basil, cut up some delicious looking grape tomatoes and added on top. In the meantime, I sliced the chicken breast into thin slices, placed them on a small cookie sheet and drizzled some salt and pepper and extra virgin olive oil and warmed it up in my toaster oven. I then added a slice of asiago on top of the chicken and baked it until the cheese was soft and gooey. I then placed the warm chicken slices with the cheese on top of the tomatoes and basil and the olive bread. It looked so pretty that I didn’t really want to serve it- so I took a picture! He ate the sandwich with some sun dried tomatoes and balsamic vinegar chips and a beer! I had a bite and it was quite delicious!

• 2 slices of olive bread toasted with a drizzle of olive oil (any bread will do)
• 1-2 slices asiago cheese (or any other will do)
• 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
• 1 roasted chicken breast, sliced thin
• 5-6 basil leaves
• 3-4 grape tomatoes, sliced
• Salt and pepper

Place the sliced chicken on a small cookie sheet and drizzle olive oil, salt, pepepr and toast till the chicken is warm and soft.  Next, add the asiago slice and toast till the cheese has melted.  Spread the mayonnaise evenly on both of the toasted slices.  Add the basil and tomatoes, sprinkle with salt and pepper.  Once the cheese is melted, place the chicken on the tomatoes.  Place the other slice on top and cut into half before serving.