Makes 4 portions
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 15 minutes

• 30ml butter
• 30ml oil
• 300g chicken breast fillets
• salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 8 strips rindless bacon
• 8 slices white bread
• 60ml mayonnaise
• 4 hardboiled eggs, sliced
• 2 ripe, firm tomatoes, sliced
• 4 gherkins, sliced
• fresh rocket
• 20ml wholegrain mustard

1 Heat the oil and butter in a pan and fry the fillets until golden brown and cooked. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Set aside to cool, then cut into strips.
2 Fry the bacon in the same pan until crisp, then drain on paper towels.
3 Spread mayonnaise on four slices of bread and divide the chicken strips between them. Then place 2 strips of bacon on top of each slice, followed by the egg, sliced tomato, gherkins and rocket.
4 Spread a layer of mustard on the remaining 4 slices of bread and close the sandwiches. Halve them diagonally and serve with chips.

Words and image: Home magazine