I've told my two older children that they will have to start making an entire meal once a week. I've been threatening this for months, but now that we are looking at colleges for Daughter One, she really needs to learn to cook healthful food before she leaves. What's a better gift (except education and good orthodontia) to give your kids than the love of cooking good food? And while she's learning, why not use the rest of the family as tasting guinea pigs? This week, Daughters One and Two made avocado Banh Mi. Banh Mi is a Vietnamese sandwich, made on a French baguette, but with mostly Vietnamese fillings (probably the only good thing that came of the French occupation of Vietnam). My kids' Banh Mi was amazing. The pickled vegetables had me believing they were born in Hanoi instead of Seattle.
Avocado Banh Mi (recipe adopted from Chef Dale Talde in Health.com)
*1 cup rice wine vinegar
*1/2 cup sugar
* 3/4 teaspoon salt
Combine above ingredients in saucepan and bring to boil over medium-high heat. Stir to dissolve sugar (1 minute); let stand to cool (about 20 minutes). Then add the following to the cooled vinegar mixture:
* 1/2 cup shredded carrots
* 1/2 cup julienned daikon or red radish
Soak for at least 15 minutes. Strain and discard liquid.
In a bowl, mix
* 2 teaspoons Sriracha (or to taste)
* 3 tablespoons mayonnaise
* 1 baguette, sliced in half to make one big sandwich.
*1 avocado, half in slices, other half smeared unto one side of the of baguette.
Spread mayo mixture on other half of baguette. Fill baguette with remaining avocado, pickled vegetables and
* 1 jalapeno, sliced
* 1 cup cilantro, chopped coarsely.
Cut baguette into 3 pieces. Ăn ngon miệng!
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