Bánh Mì-Inspired Spicy Chicken Salad

Spend less time cooking and make dinner work around you

Before you begin, get all your ingredients and equipment ready

Skim through these steps, then wash your fruit and veg, you can only heat your food once, then enjoy straight away

Note: Microwave ovens vary. Make sure you heat food thoroughly (even if it takes you a little longer than 10 min)

Now, let's get started!

Slice your ciabatta[s] in half and place in the toaster for 1-2 min or until warmed through, then set aside to cool

Wash your lettuce, then pat it dry with kitchen paper and roughly shred

Cut your cucumber into batons

Peel your carrot[s], then continue to peel lengths until you end up with a pile of carrot ribbons

Peel your garlic

Strip your coriander leaves from their stalks and chop the stalks finely (save the leaves for garnish!)

Combine your mayo, soy sauce and rice vinegar in a large bowl with your ginger & garlic paste and chopped coriander stalks

Season with 1/2 tsp [3/4 tsp] [1 tsp] of sugar and a pinch of salt and stir it all together – this is your bánh mì dressing

Rub the toasted ciabatta halves with the peeled garlic, then cut into small bite-sized pieces - these are your garlicky croutons

Shred your cooked chicken

Add the lettuce, carrot ribbons, cucumber batons and cooked shredded chicken to the bánh mì dressing, season with a generous pinch of salt, then toss – this is your bánh mì salad