Banh Mi Bowl

Name: Banh Mi Bowl
Total time: 25 min
Yield: Serves 2–4
Cuisine: Vietnam
Ingredients: ½ teaspoon ground black pepper; a handful fresh cilantro; 1 tablespoon fish sauce; 1 tablespoon lime juice; 1¼ cups light-tasting olive or avocado oil; 1½ pounds ground pork; ½ teaspoon mustard powder; 1 large egg; 2 tablespoons lemon juice; ½ teaspoon salt; ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes; ⅓ cup water; 2 teaspoons coconut sugar (omit for Whole30); 1 jalapeño; ⅓ cup cider vinegar; 1 (5-ounce) package baby spinach; 4 scallions; 1 large seedless cucumber; a handful fresh basil; 2 large carrots; 1 bunch radishes; ½ medium red onion; coconut aminos (for sprinkling); 1 lime

Who needs a Baguette?!

Preparation info

Serves
2–4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
25 min

Appears in

Well Fed Weeknights

By Melissa Joulwan

Published 2016

About

I first learned about the Vietnamese banh mi sandwich while watching a PBS documentary called Sandwiches That You Will Like. The show was a culinary tour of memorable sandwiches, and the banh mi sounded like nothing I’d ever tried before. Pork and liver... with pickles and mayo? I decided it was either the weirdest, grossest combo or the most fantastic thing ever. When I finally tried one—on a sunny day in New York from a standing-room-only hole-in-the-wall sandwich shop—I realized i