Picnic banh mi baguette

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Picnic banh mi baguette

Craving a taste of Vietnam? Our non-traditional banh mi is loaded with pork loin, pâté, quick-pickled veg and a zesty dressing. Pack for lunch or your next picnic.

714 kcal /serving 12 min Serves 4 Easy Vietnamese

Ingredients

  • 2 bake-at-home sourdough baguettes
  • 2 tbsp softened butter
  • 100 g pâté
  • 8 slices cooked pork loin
  • 2 spring onions finely sliced
  • 1/4 cucumber sliced
  • handful of coriander chopped
  • 6 tbsp rice vinegar
  • 3 tsp caster sugar
  • 100 g radishes sliced
  • 1 carrot sliced into matchsticks
  • 1 tbsp fish sauce
  • 2 limes juiced
  • 1 red chilli diced
  • 2 tsp caster sugar

Preparation

Not specified

Cooking

  1. First, make the pickles.
  2. Heat the vinegar, 2 tbsp water and the sugar in a small pan over a low heat with a pinch of salt until steaming.
  3. Put the veg in a non-metallic bowl and pour over the hot vinegar mixture, then leave to pickle for at least 30 mins.
  4. Bake the baguettes following pack instructions.
  5. Whisk the dressing ingredients together in a small bowl, taste and adjust, adding more sugar, lime or fish sauce, if needed.
  6. Split the baguettes in half, then spread over the butter.
  7. Spread over the pâté, then layer up the pork loin, drained pickles, spring onions, cucumber and coriander.
  8. Spoon over some of the dressing, then serve with more on the side for dunking.

Plating & Serving

Not specified

Suggested Sides

Nutrition per Serving

714 Calories
32.6g Protein 28% DV
92.8g Carbs 32% DV
24.2g Fat 31% DV
6.6g Fiber 17% DV
14.8g Sugars
1351mg Sodium 90% DV
115mg Cholesterol 33% DV
Diet Type Balanced
Health Labels Egg Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Fish Free Shellfish Free Crustacean Free Celery Free Mustard Free Sesame Free Lupine Free Mollusk Free Alcohol Free

* Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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Recipe Details
Category main
Meal Type Lunch
Tags quick, sandwich, comfort-food