Chicken, mayo, celery and walnut fingers

A delicious gourmet sandwich for a work lunch or a school lunch (just be sure to take our the walnuts). I love this recipe for large lunch get togethers such as Mothers Day and Melbourne Cup Day. I have given the recipe for large quantities; adjust as required.

Ingredients (makes 30 fingers)

3 cups cooked chicken, finely chopped
4 shallots, finely chopped
1/2 cup roasted walnuts, finely chopped
3 stalks celery, finely chopped
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/3 cup sour cream
20 slices wholemeal bread
10 slices white bread

Method

Combine chicken, onion, nuts, celery, mayonnaise and sour cream in a bowl.
Spread two tablespoons of the chicken mixture onto half on the wholemeal bread; top each with a white bread. Spread another two tablespoons of chicken mixture over the top of white bread then top with the remaining wholemeal bread.
Remove crusts; cut each sandwich into fingers.

Notes

Alternate white bread and wholemeal bread; I prefer wholemeal bread on the top and bottom; however; it looks good with the white on the top and bottom too.

74 Comments

- - BellaB said
  - 22 Mar 2025
    7:14 pm
This sounds tasty and a bit fancy too, but it’s actually pretty easy to make. My favorite kind of recipe! Thank you for this, it’s great to come across recipes like this. I like that you can take the nuts out and it’s still good, too. Thank you so much. ,

- - cassy26 said
  - 14 Feb 2025
    4:05 pm
I absolutely love a nice fresh chicken sandwich but I would never have thought of putting walnuts and celery in with it. This is a very interesting flavour combination but I’m certainly keen to give it a try. I geel like the sour cream would tie it all in together really well 🙂

- - ~Loui~ said
  - 30 May 2024
    12:53 am
Ooooo these sound good and I have all of these ingredients. I’m going to have these for lunch tomorrow.

- - TraceyGail said
  - 28 May 2024
    7:55 am
Nothing nicer than sandwiches like this.

- - mom19782016 said
  - 28 Dec 2020
    8:25 pm
Our school is nut free but I would totally leave them out for school or leave in for an at home meal!

- - MrsA said
  - 21 Jul 2019
    6:08 pm
Walnuts in a sandwich, wouldn’t have thought of that

- - mom117082 said
  - 27 Oct 2016
    7:57 pm
sure going 2 try these they look very delicious

sam1949@rogers.com

- - mom117082 said
  - 03 Sep 2016
    1:54 pm
all I can say is yum yum yum want 2 make these
sam1949@rogers.com

- - Melissa89 said
  - 31 Jul 2016
    1:22 am
This would taste amazing

- - youngoldlady said
  - 10 Jul 2016
    5:27 pm
Interesting combination and well worth looking into for the different flavours that are present.

- - Kasey said
  - 26 Jun 2016
    2:39 pm
Interesting flavour combination

- - Nas01 said
  - 05 May 2016
    2:11 pm
Great recipe. Thanks for sharing.

- - rachelvk said
  - 13 Feb 2016
    3:20 pm
A classic! So delicious.
- rachelvk replied
  
  15 May 2016 , 9:55 pm
  Instead of taking Mum out for Mother’s Day we put on a high tea at home for her and made these sandwiches and they were a hit.
- - robyn_smithwick said
  - 31 Jan 2016
    1:57 pm
This looks so nutritious and attractive. I was a bit naughty. I recommended this when I had reached my daily limit. Oh well I am sure I will be forgiven.

- - paulah2 said
  - 19 Dec 2015
    9:41 am
Love the walnuts idea….smooth and a little crunch too. Perfect

- - mom62624 said
  - 02 Dec 2015
    6:48 am
Simple and delicious!.

- - mom94378 said
  - 03 Nov 2015
    5:33 pm
I love these. Fairly healthy too.

- - Toni Rowland said
  - 31 Oct 2015
    10:58 am
Great afternoon tea idea. Sounds very much like the ones they serve at the Ritz!

- - mom67623 said
  - 24 Oct 2015
    4:58 pm
Look mouthwateringly delicious yummy tummy food, think I will make one now thinking of food

- - hopefullyheidi said
  - 21 Oct 2015
    6:42 pm
Perfect for a special occasion gathering