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    Home » Recipes » Appetizers » Avocado Pulled Pork Sandwich

    Modified: Mar 14, 2025 · Published: May 10, 2020 by Angela G. · This post may contain affiliate links.

    Avocado Pulled Pork Sandwich

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    These BBQ pulled pork sandwiches taste amazing topped with refreshing slaw plus fresh avocado slices, bell peppers and onion. Both crunchy and creamy — a great little appetizer that can be served on sliders or a quick and easy dinner, served on buns.

    ★ Why You'll Love this Recipe ★

    These pulled pork sandwiches are topped with a refreshing slaw and sliced avocado. A crowd-pleasing party appetizer for any occasion, gathering or for enjoying as a quick and yummy dinner at home.

    Ready in just 5 minutes!

    Prep ahead and have these sandwiches ready to eat in no time.

    The secret? Start with cooked BBQ Pulled pork and prepare your slaw in advance using a bagged slaw mix.

    Toppings Add Flavor

    The sweet, spicy, smokey pulled pork tastes so amazing topped with fresh, creamy sliced avocados and zingy slaw.

    Feeds a Crowd

    What I love about this recipe is how easy it is to prep. You are really just prepping and layering texture and flavor. It's easy to serve a crowd and each person can assemble their own sandwich.

    ★ Ingredients You'll Need ★

    • Pulled pork. Make your own barbecue pulled pork, follow my lazy pulled pork recipe using the crockpot. Or, your can find cooked pulled pork in the meat section of your grocery store.
    • Slaw mix. I like to use a blend of red and green cabbage and carrots. Then I add bell peppers, onion and toss everything in a touch of mayo and vinegar. Seasoned with salt and pepper to taste. Very easy. So yummy. Can be made ahead to save time.
    • Buns. I love the texture and flavor of sesame seed buns. You can also use slider. Hawaiian rolls are another great choice and make an excellent little appetizer.
    • Avocado. Sliced, ripe avocado.

    That's it! That's all you need for amazing flavor.

    ★ How to Make this Recipe★

    Here's a look at the step involved in making these sandwiches:

    • Cook or heat your pulled pork with barbecue sauce.
    • Combine slaw ingredients.
    • Layer pork onto buns.
    • Add slaw.
    • Add avocado.
    • Top your sandwich with other half of the bun and serve.

    Very quick and easy. Especially when you prepare the pulled pork and slaw ahead of time.

    ★ Tips & FAQs ★

    Heat and eat!

    If you're using pre-cooked shredded pork with barbecue sauce, all you have to do is heat up the pork according to the package. You want to warm it just until it's heated throughout since it's already cooked.

    Slicing Your Avocado

    Here's how I slice the avocado—right inside the skin, then pop them out and add a slice to each slider.

    How to slice an avocado

    Try minced slaw using a food processor.

    I will sometimes prepare the slaw using my food process. I like how the finely diced texture holds together and easily layers right on top of the pork, making it less messy to eat than if you just leave it chunky.

    It tastes good either way though so if you don't have a food processor, you can just dice the onion and pepper with a knife and use the slaw mix as it comes.

    What does the slaw taste like?

    The slaw brings a crunchy texture and the sauce is light and tangy with a hint of creaminess and spice from the sweet onions.

    Should I use coleslaw or broccoli slaw mix?

    You can use either one. I prefer the cabbage and carrot blend but if you like broccoli slaw, go ahead and use that instead of the traditional slaw mix.

    What type of buns are best?

    Sesame Seed Buns
    These just have great texture and flavor. They are typically hamburger size and ideal if you're serving this avocado pulled pork sandwich as a meal.
    Hawaiian Rolls
    Hawaiian Rolls are great buns to use if you're serving these sandwiches as an appetizer.
    The slider sizes makes a lot of mini sandwiches and I love how the sweet rolls taste with the pulled pork and barbecue sauce. The hint of sweet compliments all the tang coming at you!
    You can also use savory butter Hawaiian rolls instead of the sweet variety if you don't want too much sweetness.

    Should I toast the buns?

    Totally up to you. You can toast your buns for added crisp or just use room-temperature rolls to build your sandwiches. If you toast the rolls first, just be careful they don't burn. They only take 1 to 2 minutes to toast using a toaster oven or conventional oven.

    What sides go with these pulled pork sandwiches?

    Here are a few sides that pair well with these pork sliders:
    Homemade Macaroni and Cheese
    Cucumber Tomato Orzo Salad
    Herbed Cucumber and Tomato Salad

    ★ More Recipes You'll Love ★

    Love this easy pulled pork sandwich or slider recipe?

    You'll likely also love my Pulled Pork Nachos, Barbecue Pork-topped Cornbread and Barbecue Shrimp and Grits!

    This easy recipe for Avocado Pulled Pork Sandwiches was featured on South Your Mouth!

    Avocao Pulled Pork Sliders

    Author: Angela G.
    These BBQ pulled pork sandwiches taste amazing topped with refreshing slaw plus fresh avocado slices, bell peppers and onion. Both crunchy and creamy — a great little appetizer that can be served on sliders or a quick and easy dinner, served on buns.
    5 from 1 review
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    Course: Appetizers, Brunch, Dinner, Lunch
    Cuisine: American
    Skill Level: Easy
    Prep Time: 13 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 2 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 15 minutes minutes
    Servings: 6 Servings
    Yield: 6 sandwiches or 12 sliders

    Equipment

    • mixing bowl

    Ingredients 

    • 6 sesame seed buns or 12 sliders
    • 16 oz Pulled Pork in Barbecue Sauce (2 cups) or use store-bought BBQ pulled pork
    • 1 ripe avocado thinly sliced
    • 1 cup tri-color shredded coleslaw mix (broccoli slaw also works)
    • 1 bell pepper thinly sliced
    • ¼ cup sweet vidalia onion thinly sliced
    • ¼ cup white vinegar
    • 3 tablespoon sugar more or less to taste
    • salt and pepper to taste

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    Instructions

    • Heat pork. Heat cooked pork with barbecue sauce until thoroughly warmed.
    • Make slaw. Slice bell pepper and onion and add to slaw mix. Add vinegar, sugar, salt and pepper. Stir to combine.
    • Layer pork onto rolls. Add about 2 heaping tablespoon of pulled pork to each bun or slider.
    • Add slaw and avocado. Top pork with fresh avocado slices and slaw then serve!

    Notes

    If toasting the buns, you may want to add a small layer or butter or mayo to seal the cut-size of the bun. This prevent bread from becoming soggy.

    Nutrition Facts

    Serving: 2sliders | Calories: 235kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 33mg | Sodium: 463mg | Potassium: 232mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 19g | Vitamin A: 795IU | Vitamin C: 35mg | Calcium: 50mg | Iron: 1mg
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