Chicken salad sandwich and cheese sticks

For the chicken salad sandwiches :

Ingredients :

2 chicken breasts, boiled
2 stalks of celery
1 tsp. of finely chopped parsley
1 large white onion
1 tbsp. of sweet pickle relish
1 c. of mayonnaise
salt
pepper
white sugar
bread (white, wheat or large rolls)

Cooking procedure :

Cool the chicken breasts. Debone and chop the meat. How fine or how coarse is up to you. Some people like chunky chicken salad; others don’t. Finely chop the celery and the onion. Toss the chopped chicken breast meat, celery, onion and pickle relish with the mayonnaise. Blend well. Season with salt, pepper and sugar. Chill, covered, for at least 30 minutes before serving.

For the cheese sticks :

Ingredients :

1-250 g. pack of quickmelt cheese
1 red bell pepper
20 pieces of small lumpia (spring roll) wrapper
2 tsps. of cornstarch dispersed in 6 tbsps. of water
1 c. of cooking oil

Cooking procedure :

Make a paste by cooking the cornstarch solution over medium heat until thick. Cool.

Cut the cheese into 1/2″ x 1/2″ x 3″ sticks.

Core and seed the bell pepper and cut into thin strips.

Place a cheese stick and a strip of bell pepper at one edge of a lumpia wrapper. Wet the edges of the wrapper with the cornstarch paste. Roll the wrapper two times, then fold the sides inward. Continue rolling as tightly as you can, sealing the edges well. Repeat until all the lumpia wrapper has been filled.

Heat the cooking oil in a medium-sized skillet until it starts to smoke. Fry the cheese sticks over high heat, 4-5 pieces at a time, letting them roll in the hot oil for even browning. Drain the cheese sticks on several stacks of paper towels.

To serve :

Have a variety of vegetables to go with the chicken salad sandwiches. Lettuce, tomato slices and cucumber slices are good choices. Place the vegetables on a plate beside the bowl of chicken salad. Let everyone make their own sandwiches so that they can decide what to put into them.

Serve the cheese sticks as an appetizer or as a side dish.

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