Banh mi bowls with smashed cucumber
https://www.coop.co.uk/recipes/banh-mi-bowls-with-smashed-cucumber
Inspired by a popular Vietnamese street food sandwich, we swapped French baguette for rice in this low fat salad bowl
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Feeds
2
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Ready in
25 minutes
Each serving contains
% of adult’s reference intake | Carbohydrates per serving : 48g
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Ingredients
- 250g Co-op British chicken breast fillets, cut into bite-sized pieces
- 3cm ginger, finely grated
- 2 garlic cloves, finely grated
- 2 limes, 1½ juiced (separately), 1/2 cut into wedges
- ½ cucumber
- 1 small carrot, cut into matchsticks
- ½ tsp Fairtrade caster sugar
- 1 tbsp Co-op vegetable oil
- 250g pack Co-op microwave long grain rice
- 1 tsp rice vinegar
- 2 tsp sesame oil
- 1 small red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped
- 1 small handful coriander, leaves picked
Method
- Put the chicken pieces in a bowl with the ginger, garlic and the juice of 1 lime, then season
- Leave to marinate for 10 mins
- While the chicken is marinating, put the cucumber into a clean tea towel and bash gently with a rolling pin, to smash it
- Cut into 2cm pieces, then put in a colander and sprinkle over a pinch of salt
- Setaside
- Put the carrot in a small bowl with the remaining lime juice and the caster sugar
- Heat the oil in a large pan over a high heat and add the chicken
- Cook for around 5-7 mins, until charred and cooked through
- Cook the rice according to the pack instructions and divide between 2 bowls
- Top with the chicken
- Mix the rice vinegar and sesame oil with the cucumber and add to the bowls, then top with the carrot, chilli and coriander
- Serve with the lime wedges on the side for squeezing over
