Banh Mi Sliders - Vegan Vietnamese Recipe (2024)

The summer season is (sadly) coming to an end! What best way to celebrate the last days of my favorite season than with an outdoor barbeque, or even better, a picnic-style dinner. Even better if you bring these easy, vegan Banh Mi Sliders with you! A delicious Vietnamese-inspired vegan, plant-based appetizer that will make everyone fall in love!

Banh Mi Sliders: how to make some easy vegan sandwiches!

Ilove❤️️ banh mi sliders! These traditional Vietnamese sandwiches – more like baguettes with a crispy crust and a soft, airy texture – are usually filled with pickled veggies, fresh cilantro, and pork meat. However, it is also possible to find several vegetarian and vegan Banh Mi recipes, which are equally delicious and easy to make!

For my easy vegan sliders, I draw inspiration from a Thai edamame burger recipe from Eating Well. I then placed these air-fried edamame patties inside some whole-grain slider buns and garnished them with some pickled carrots and cucumbers, some cilantro leaves, and – for the spicy-lovers out there – some sriracha sauce.

The result is an easy-to-make and delicious vegan appetizer, filled with lots of veggies and plant proteins. Moreover, these vegan Vietnamese sandwiches are a great way to incorporate more legumes into your diet, and your kids will love them as well!

P.S.: If meal-prepping is your thing, make the patties in bulk ahead and place them in the refrigerator! You will then just have to cook them and combine your vegan sliders! I would suggest assembling everything only when you are ready to eat; otherwise, the bread may become too soggy and lose the typical Banh Mi crispiness!

My tips for a guilt-free and delicious vegan Vietnamese appetizer!

You might now be wondering how to make a vegan Vietnamese-inspired appetizer that is both delicious and wholesome at the same time… well, here are some tips for you!

First of all, opt for a plant-based source of proteins! Indeed, my edamame patty is muchlower in saturated fats and cholesterol than pork or other types of meat. Moreover, legumes have lots of fiber, which are essential for good gut health, and are also high in Iron, Vitamin C, and Calcium!

Second, air fry your patties! The air-fryer will not only allow you to avoid using unnecessary oils when cooking your edamame burgers but will also make them crispy and perfectly golden…. exactly what we want for our patties. This is the air fryer I have bought a couple of years ago, and I still love it!

Third, use some whole-grain sliders. The baguette of a traditional banh mi is usually made with refined flour and lots of preservatives. Therefore I suggest going with whole-grain buns or sliders: I love these ones from Whole Foods. If these are hard to find or you want to make them from scratch, you can follow my Everything Seed Whole Wheat Hamburger Roll Recipe. Just shape double the amount of buns specified in the recipe and top them with sesame seeds instead of everything bagel seasoning.

Finally, go ham with the veggies! The traditional Banh Mi is filled with pickled veggies and lots of cilantro. Here I opted for some carrots and cucumbers (discover all the benefits of cucumbers here), but feel free to choose what you like more. For a hands-down combination, try some pickled onion and beetroots… superlative!

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Now it’s your turn!

I hope you, your family, and your friends all love this vegan Vietnamese recipe! If you make these and love them, post a picture of your delicious edamame banh mi slidersand tag one of my social media sites linked below!

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