Spicy Tofu Banh Mi Sandwiches

Spicy Tofu Banh Mi Sandwiches are served on crunchy bread and piled high with delightfully seasoned veggies. This is a great sandwich to enjoy on a leisurely afternoon whether you enjoy the spice or you dial it down a bit. You’ll want to wrap your hands around this sandwich!

This recipe for Spicy Tofu Banh Mi Sandwiches is one I posted when I first started my website more than 10 years ago! I can’t believe it’s been that long, and I can’t believe I haven’t updated those old photos! So here is the same sandwich, same recipe, different photos.

I’ll say that, in my opinion, one of the harder meals to take photos of is anything sandwich-related. For real. I tried to take photos of this Banh Mi sandwich in stages, but they weren’t very good. I tried taking them with bites missing, and while it was nice to enjoy the sandwich while I worked, those weren’t the best either.

Regardless of these photos, these Spicy Tofu Banh Mi Sandwiches taste amazing! When I originally made these sandwiches I had been on a stay-at-home-and-chill path. I’m really glad I tried my hand at these. They’re super-easy to make and deliver BIG on flavor.

Spicy Tofu Banh Mi Sandwiches

This is a hearty sandwich loaded with perfectly balanced contrasts: the crunchy veggies and the soft tofu. The spicy spread. The sweet and tangy marinated veggies (including the heat from the jalapeños and the cool from the cucumbers and cilantro). This banh mi is piled high with ingredients that you can really wrap your hands around and dig into.

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Most banh mi sandwiches are made with pork or some type of meat. Tofu works really well, too, and I used a prepared, Asian-flavored baked tofu. I swapped the traditional daikon radish for regular red radishes since they were easier to come by and I thought they added great color.

My first version ended up being really spicy because I’m always heavy handed with the spicy chili crisp paste. The beauty of the level of spiciness is that it’s up to you to decide how you want to handle things.

If you’re in the market for a sandwich that’s piled high with great ingredients, try these Spicy Tofu Banh Mi Sandwiches. You’ll love wrapping your hands around them and digging in!

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Spicy Tofu Banh Mi Sandwiches

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Ingredients

• 4 ounces prepared baked tofu, cut into 1/4-inch thick slices
• 2, hearty sandwich rolls, split in half (or you can use French bread and slice into 4-6-inch long pieces)
• 3 large radishes, sliced thin with a mandolin
• 1/2 large cucumber, sliced thin with a mandolin
• 1/2 cup carrot, cut into matchstick pieces
• 1/4 small jalapeño pepper, cut into thin slices, seeds removed
• 1/3 cup rice wine vinegar (or apple cider vinegar)
• 3 teaspoons honey (or sugar)
• 1/8 cup fresh cilantro leaves
• 1/4 cup mayonnaise
• Juice from 1/2 a lime
• 1-3 teaspoons (or to taste) spicy chili crisp sauce, garlic chili paste or Sriracha
• Optional: Avocado slices

Instructions

1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Whisk together the vinegar and honey. Add the mixture to a medium-sized sealable plastic bag or container with a lid.
3. Place the radishes, cucumber, carrot and jalapeño slices into the container or bag, and toss to coat. Allow the vegetables to sit in the marinade for at least half an hour.
4. Meanwhile, place the sandwich bread on a baking sheet and place in the oven for about 5 minutes or until lightly toasted.
5. While the bread is toasting, combine the mayonnaise, lime juice and spicy chili crisp or hot sauce, and mix well.
6. Allow the bread to cool slightly. Drain the marinade.
7. Spread the mayo mixture on the top and bottom halves of the bread.
8. To that bottom half of the bread add the tofu and top with the vegetable mixture and top with the cilantro.
9. Add the top half of the bread, slice in half and enjoy.

Notes

I used prepared, baked tofu to make these sandwiches. You can adjust the amount of heat you add to the mayonnaise mixture with your favorite hot sauce.

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