A crisp baguette is layered with savoury marinated chicken, tangy pickled vegetables, creamy pâté, and fresh coriander, then cut to fit neatly in a lunch box. Paired with strawberries, grapes, crunchy almonds, fishy crisps, and mini egg rolls, this Chicken Banh Mi Sandwich Lunch Box is as colourful to look at as it is satisfying to eat.

Ingredients (makes 1 lunch box):

For the pickled veggies:
½ white radish
1 carrot
½ cucumber
1 tbsp white vinegar
1 tsp salt

For the chicken marinade:
300g cooked chicken breast or thigh, sliced
1 tbsp fish sauce
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tsp sesame seeds
1 clove garlic, grated
1 scallion, chopped
1 tsp rice vinegar
½ tsp sesame oil
1 tsp grated ginger
1 tsp sugar

For the sandwich:
1 fresh baguette
2 tbsp pâté
2 tbsp mayonnaise
Marinated chicken
Pickled veggies
Fresh coriander

For the lunch box sides:
A handful of strawberries
A handful of grapes
A few almonds
Fish shaped crackers
Mini egg rolls

Instructions

Step 1. Pickle the veggies
Toss shredded radish, carrot, and cucumber with vinegar and salt. Set aside to marinate.

Step 2. Marinate the chicken
Mix cooked chicken with fish sauce, soy sauce, sesame seeds, garlic, scallions, rice vinegar, sesame oil, ginger, and sugar until well coated.

Step 3. Assemble the sandwich
Slice the baguette in half. Spread pâté on one side and mayonnaise on the other. Layer with marinated chicken, pickled veggies, and fresh coriander. Cut in half to fit neatly in the lunch box.

Step 4. Build the lunch box
Place the sandwich inside, then add strawberries, grapes, almonds, fishy crisps, and mini egg rolls for a balanced, colourful meal.

Crisp, savoury, and full of vibrant flavours, this Chicken Banh Mi Sandwich Lunch Box is a school-day lunch that’s impossible to resist!

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