GRILLED CHICKEN, BACON, WILD GARLIC PESTO, AND TOM’S PICKLE SANDWHICH

This is a bold, punchy sandwich layered with sweet-savoury depth — crisp bacon, grilled chicken, wild garlic pesto, and a generous spoon of my rich, tangy pickle.

INGREDIENTS

     +    
Cooking The Chicken

1 chicken breast

English mustard

Pommery grain mustard

Salt & pepper

3g Sea Salt

200g olive oil

12 turns milled black pepper

     +    
Fresh Pesto

40g rocket

40g wild garlic leaves (if unavailable, use all rocket)

80g pine nuts

110g grated hard cheese

2 garlic cloves

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Toms Branston Pickle

300g diced shallots

400g diced cooking apple

200g chopped cauliflower

200g diced tomato

80g raisins

50g dice dates

8g Maldon salt

2g ground cinnamon

12g mustard seed

3g mustard powder

2g ground ginger

15g finely diced fresh ginger

200ml malt vinegar

150g of dark brown sugar

30g barley malt extract

20g tomato purée

8g onion powder

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Assembly

1 large slice sourdough

20g rocket

2 tbsp wild garlic pesto

Cooked and sliced chicken

Tom’s Branston pickle

4–6 streaky bacon rashers

Maple syrup

Small handful of rockets

Method

     +    
Cooking The Chicken

Preheat the oven to 160°C.

Season the chicken breast with sea salt and 12 turns of freshly milled black pepper.

Brush both mustards evenly over the surface of the chicken.

Place the chicken on parchment paper in an oven tray.

Drizzle with olive oil and roast for 12 minutes, or until just cooked through.

Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely.

Once cooled, slice the chicken thinly, ready for sandwich assembly.

     +    
Fresh Pesto

Place all ingredients into a mini blender and blend for 20–30 seconds. Transfer to a clean container and refrigerate. You can also add mayonnaise if you wish.

     +    
Toms Branston Pickle

Place all the ingredients into a large pan and bring to a rapid simmer. Reduce the heat to a gentle simmer, cover with a lid, and cook for 1½ hours, stirring every 15–20 minutes. Remove the lid towards the end and continue to cook until the mixture is thick and well reduced.

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Assembly

Cook the bacon until crispy in a little oil, then deglaze with maple syrup.

Spread the pesto on one side of the sourdough and the Branston pickle on the other.
Layer the sliced chicken breast on the pesto side, then add the crispy bacon, followed by the sliced tomato.

Finish by topping with the rocket.

GRILLED CHICKEN, BACON, WILD GARLIC PESTO, AND TOM’S PICKLE SANDWHICH

This is a bold, punchy sandwich layered with sweet-savoury depth — crisp bacon, grilled chicken, wild garlic pesto, and a generous spoon of my rich, tangy pickle.

INGREDIENTS

   +  &nbsp
Cooking The Chicken

1 chicken breast

English mustard

Pommery grain mustard

Salt & pepper

3g Sea Salt

200g olive oil

12 turns milled black pepper

   +   
Fresh Pesto

40g rocket

40g wild garlic leaves (if unavailable, use all rocket)

80g pine nuts

110g grated hard cheese

2 garlic cloves

   +   
Toms Branston Pickle

300g diced shallots

400g diced cooking apple

200g chopped cauliflower

200g diced tomato

80g raisins

50g dice dates

8g Maldon salt

2g ground cinnamon

12g mustard seed

3g mustard powder

2g ground ginger

15g finely diced fresh ginger

200ml malt vinegar

150g of dark brown sugar

30g barley malt extract

20g tomato purée

8g onion powder

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Assembly

1 large slice sourdough

20g rocket

2 tbsp wild garlic pesto

Cooked and sliced chicken

Tom’s Branston pickle

4–6 streaky bacon rashers

Maple syrup

Small handful of rockets

Method

   +   
Cooking The Chicken

Preheat the oven to 160°C.

Season the chicken breast with sea salt and 12 turns of freshly milled black pepper.

Brush both mustards evenly over the surface of the chicken.

Place the chicken on parchment paper in an oven tray.

Drizzle with olive oil and roast for 12 minutes, or until just cooked through.

Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely.

Once cooled, slice the chicken thinly, ready for sandwich assembly.

   +   
Fresh Pesto

Place all ingredients into a mini blender and blend for 20–30 seconds. Transfer to a clean container and refrigerate. You can also add mayonnaise if you wish.

   +   
Toms Branston Pickle

Place all the ingredients into a large pan and bring to a rapid simmer. Reduce the heat to a gentle simmer, cover with a lid, and cook for 1½ hours, stirring every 15–20 minutes. Remove the lid towards the end and continue to cook until the mixture is thick and well reduced.

   +   
Assembly

Cook the bacon until crispy in a little oil, then deglaze with maple syrup.

Spread the pesto on one side of the sourdough and the Branston pickle on the other.
Layer the sliced chicken breast on the pesto side, then add the crispy bacon, followed by the sliced tomato.

Finish by topping with the rocket.

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