Strawberry Chicken Salad Tea Sandwiches

🧂 Ingredients

• 12 slices firm white bread
• 2 ½ cups chopped cooked chicken

  rotisserie chicken works great here
• 1 cup finely chopped fresh strawberries
• 1 stalk celery

  finely chopped
• 2 green onions

  chopped with white and green parts
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1 – 2 tablespoons fresh snipped chives
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• pinch of ground black pepper
• Fresh chives to wrap around each finger sandwich

Instructions

• 1 In a small bowl, combine the mayonnaise, lemon juice, sugar, chives, salt, and
  pepper; whisk until smooth. cover and refrigerate until ready to make the tea
  sandwiches.
• 2 In a large bowl, combine the chicken, strawberries, celery, and green onions.
  Add the Creamy Lemon Dressing and stir to blend. I like to begin with 3/4 of the
  dressing and add the additional as needed. Refrigerate until cold; about 3 to 4
  hours.
• 3 Assembling the Finger Sandwiches
• 4 Butter 2 slices of bread. Place a portion of chicken salad on 1 slice and spread
  evenly, leaving a small border around the bread where the crusts will be
  trimmed. Top with the second slice and gently press into the salad a bit. Repeat
  with remaining bread.
• 5 Using a serrated knife, in a gentle back and forth motion without pressing down
  on the sandwich, evenly trim the crust edges, usually about 1/3 to 1/2 inches
  around.
• 6 At this point, you can slice the sandwiches into fingers using either the long
  edge or the shorter edge. I prefer the longer edge. Using the serrated knife, in
  the gentle back and forth motion, slice each sandwich into 3 fingers. Transfer
  tea sandwiches to a serving plate and place on its side with the filling facing
  up.
• 7 Garnishing the Tea Sandwiches
• 8 Completely optional, I love the look of a fresh chive tied around the middle of
  each finger sandwich for a splash of beautiful green color.

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