Children's Storybook Tea

Apple & Grape Chicken Salad Sandwiches

Makes 24

Children of all ages will savour these tea sandwiches whose chicken salad filling is studded with bits of diced apple and grapes.

2 (6-ounce) boneless skinless chicken breasts
2 cups unsalted chicken broth
1 (6-inch) celery stick
2 green onions
2 sprigs fresh thyme
½ cup mayonnaise
1 teaspoon yellow mustard
⅛ teaspoon fine sea salt
⅛ teaspoon ground black pepper
¼ cup very small diced red apple
¼ cup very small diced green grapes
12 slices firm honey wheat bread

• In a large sauté pan, combine chicken, broth, celery, green onions, and thyme. Bring to a slow simmer. Cover pan and cook over low heat until chicken is opaque white, 25 to 30 minutes, turning chicken over halfway through cooking time. Remove chicken from poaching liquid. Let cool completely. Coarsely chop chicken.

• In the work bowl of a food processor, pulse coarsely chopped chicken until finely chopped.

• In a medium bowl, stir together mayonnaise, mustard, salt, and pepper. Stir in chicken, apple, and grapes.

• Using an offset