Breakfast Banh Mi with Pickled Vegetables

Name: Breakfast Banh Mi with Pickled Vegetables
Cuisine: Vietnamese
Ingredients: 2 tbsp fresh mint leaves; ¼ cup (7 g) fresh cilantro leaves; 4 large eggs; ½ small red onion, halved and thinly sliced; ¼ cup (60 ml) rice vinegar; 1 carrot, shredded; 1½ tbsp fresh lemon juice; 8 slices thick-cut bacon; ½ cup (125 ml) mayonnaise; 2½ tbsp Sriracha; Salt and freshly ground pepper; 1 baguette; 1½ tsp sugar; Salt and freshly ground pepper

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Breakfast Bible

By Kate McMillan

Published 2018

About

A classic Vietnamese street sandwich, banh mi is made with roast pork and accented with Sriracha mayonnaise, pickled vegetables, and fresh herbs. This riff replaces the pork with bacon for a quick breakfast sandwich. You can make the Sriracha mayonnaise and refrigerate it for up to a week in advance.

Ingredients

1 carrot, shredded
½ small red onion, halved and thinly sliced
¼ cup (60

Asia
Vietnam
Street Food
Breakfast

Method

In a nonaluminum bowl, combine the carrot, onion, vinegar, sugar, and ½ tsp salt and stir to combine. Set aside at room temperature for at least 20 minutes or up to 2 hours, or cover and refrigerate for up to 5 days.

Cut the baguette crosswise into 4 equal pieces and split each in half horizo