If you are looking for easy picnic food ideas that will make an impression, look no further than a crusty French baguette and some fresh figs. A seasonal picnic sandwich that is all class.
This simple, yet stylish picnic sandwich recipe makes it into the category of sandwiches that will stand the test of time as we talk about in our tips for picnic perfection.
With a crusty baguette and sturdy baby spinach, this sandwich will hold its own in the soggy stakes arriving looking fresh and elegant every time.
Pair with a chilled bottle of Prosecco for a romantic picnic or even slice into smaller portions secured with a bamboo sandwich pick for a high tea picnic.
Sandwich Variations
If you don’t have fresh figs, use a quality fig chutney or fig spread instead.
This recipe calls for sliced chicken breast. Of course, you can use roast chicken meat. In this case, we used smoked chicken breast which is easy to make and the smoky flavour goes beautifully with the sweetness of the figs.
How to Smoke the Chicken Breast
We use a small smoking box with wood chips in our gas grill cooking the chicken at low heat for a little over an hour.
You can also achieve similar results placing wood chips in a foil packet with a hole in the top and closing the lid of your grill while cooking the chicken.
Fig and Chicken Baguette Sandwich Recipe
An easy to make picnic sandwich with fresh figs, chicken and matured cheese that will make an impression and always arrive looking fresh.
Ingredients
- 2 small or 1 large crusty baguette (we like to use sourdough)
- Sliced cooked chicken breast (see notes about alternatives)
- 3-4 large fresh figs sliced - not too thin (see notes for alternatives)
- Baby spinach leaves
- Manchego cheese or cured goats cheese (Cabra Curado)
- Butter optional
Instructions
- Cut the baguette longways
- Place the baby spinach leaves along the bottom half then layer with the slices of chicken, figs and cheese alternating them down the length of the sandwich. If using a fig spread, lather this along the underside of the top half of the baguette.
- Close the sandwich and wrap
- If making one large baguette, wrap in paper in sections tied with a string and cut into portions. If making two small baguettes. wrap tightly in paper and tie with a string or eco reusable sandwich wrap.
Notes
Sandwich Variations
If you don’t have fresh figs, use a quality fig chutney or fig spread instead.
This recipe calls for sliced chicken breast. Roast chicken meat is fine as well but stick to the white meat. We used smoked chicken breast for this sandwich. It is easy to make and the smoky flavour goes beautifully with the sweet figs.
How to Smoke the Chicken Breast
We use a small smoking box with wood chips in our gas grill cooking the chicken at low heat. You can achieve similar results placing wood chips in a foil packet with a hole in the top and close the lid of your grill while cooking the chicken.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield:
2Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 807Total Fat: 20gSaturated Fat: 11gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 88mgSodium: 1255mgCarbohydrates: 112gFiber: 9gSugar: 29gProtein: 47g
Nutrition data provided here is only an estimate
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