Jackfruit "Pulled Pork" BBQ Salad

Name: Jackfruit "Pulled Pork" BBQ Salad
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 17oz cans of jackfruit (in brine or water); 2 Tbsp olive oil; 1 C barbecue sauce of choice; ½ C Vegetable broth; ½ tsp chili powder; 3.75 cabbage (green), shredded; ¾ C sweet yellow onion, thinly sliced; ¾ C bell peppers, diced; ¾ C cilantro, coarsely chopped; ¾ C Vietnamese pickled veggies; 3 Tbsp avocado oil; 6 Tbsp lime juice; 1 Tbsp champagne vinegar; ¾ tsp cumin; ½ tsp garlic powder; 1 Tbsp honey

9 steps

The first ‘jackfruit’ meal I created was a total fluke, on a night when friends challenged me to cook a “Chopped”-themed dinner. Each girl brought a random ingredient and I had to use them all in our meal (along with any random ‘pantry ingredients’ i had on hand). The result was something similar to

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 01:02:04 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories954.9 kcal (48%)

Total Fat25.5 g (36%)

Carbs185.2 g (71%)

Sugars71.6 g (80%)

Protein15.1 g (30%)

Sodium1654.6 mg (83%)

Fiber29.5 g (105%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

3 servings

2 x 17 ozcans of jackfruit

in brine or water

2 Tbspolive oil

1 cbarbecue sauce

½ cvegetable broth

½ tspchili powder

3.75cabbage

green, shredded

¾ csweet yellow onion

¾ ccilantro

¾ cvietnamese pickled veggies

Dressing

3 Tbspavocado oil

6 Tbsplime juice

1 Tbspchampagne vinegar

¾ tspcumin

½ tspgarlic powder

1 Tbsphoney

Instructions

Step 1

Drain your jackfruit and coarsely chop it to prepare for cooking. Heat olive oil in a medium-sized skillet over medium heat. Immediately add your jackfruit and cook for a few minutes, until it is hot. Then, add your vegetable broth so there is liquid in the bottom of your pan.

Step 2

Once the vegetable broth has evaporated, add half of the barbecue sauce and stir until jackfruit is coated evenly.

Step 3

While stirring, continue to break up the chunks of jackfruit with your spatula. Continue to do this through each step of the process. (note: the jackfruit will break apart naturally as it cooks, but assisting with your spatula will decrease your cook time)

Step 4

When it’s thoroughly mixed, add the remaining barbecue sauce, chili powder, and ½ C of water, and stir until well-mixed. There should be quite a bit of liquid at the bottom of your pan.

Step 5

Continue cooking over medium heat until all of the liquid has evaporated, stirring occasionally. Cook until the jackfruit mixture loses a lot of its moisture and resembles the texture of “pulled pork.”

Step 6

While jackfruit is cooking, prep the veggies for your salad. All ingredients should be thinly sliced or diced.

Step 7

To prepare the dressing, simply whisk all ingredients together.

Step 8

You’ll finish by plating. I recommend tossing cabbage, onion, bell pepper, and cilantro in the dressing and then topping with jackfruit, pickled veggies and additional cilantro.