Grilled Chicken and Avocado Banh Mi Sandwiches Recipe | Saveur

Grilled Chicken and Avocado Banh Mi Sandwiches Recipe | Saveur

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Juicy flame-kissed chicken thighs are teamed with avocado, jalapeño, Vietnamese pickles, and plenty of fresh mint in this colorful banh mi.

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Ingredients

  • 3 Tbsp. (1 oz.) coarsely chopped shallot or yellow onion
  • 2 Tbsp. vegetable oil
  • 1 Tbsp. Vietnamese fish sauce
  • 1 large garlic clove, coarsely chopped (½ tsp.)
  • ¾ tsp. sugar
  • ½ tsp. kosher salt, plus more as needed
  • ¼ tsp. freshly ground black pepper, plus more as needed
  • 1½ lb. boneless, skinless chicken thighs, excess fat trimmed
  • Six 9-in. hero rolls, split lengthwise, connected on one side like a hinge
  • 3 medium firm-ripe avocados, pitted and thinly sliced
  • 24 thin slices medium-hot chile, such as jalapeño or Fresno
  • 1½ cups (½ batch) <a href="https://www.saveur.com/vietnamese-daikon-carrot-pickles-recipe/">Do Chua (Vietnamese Pickled Carrots and Daikon)</a>, drained
  • 1½ cups torn mint leaves

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