Sloppy BBQ Jackfruit Sliders

Makes 8 to 10 sliders | ready in 40 minutes

Published Aug 10, 2020 Updated Apr 26, 2021

Get a roll of paper towels and dive in. Sticky, spicy BBQ sauce, creamy sriracha mayo, crunchy slaw, and sour pickles … this little sandwich has got it going on. And the jackfruit: If you haven’t tried it yet, get ready for one of the chewiest, most satisfying plant foods out there. It falls apart in shreds just like you want it to in a sloppy, saucy sandwich.

Ingredients

1/2 cups green jackfruit (from pouch or can), drained and rinsed
3 Tbsp everyday olive oil, divided
1 small white onion, cut into narrow strips
2 garlic cloves, minced
<a href="https://www.alive.com/recipe/smoky-bbq-sauce/" target="_blank">Smoky BBQ Sauce</a>, prepared through Step 3 of <a href="https://www.alive.com/recipe/smoky-bbq-sauce/" target="_blank">this recipe</a> (i.e., not reduced; see Pro tip)
1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro, divided
3 cups finely shaved green cabbage (use a mandoline!)
1/2 lime, juiced
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
8 to 10 soft, squishy, slider-size buns, toasted if you like 1/2 cup thin dill pickle rounds
1/2 cup sriracha mayo*
*Sriracha mayo is just your favorite plant-based mayo plus a few squirts of sriracha to taste!