Dreamed up by the always-creative Sarah McMinn of MyDarlingVegan.com, these bite-sized sandwiches are the perfect take along for any group event or activity. With BBQ sauce and coleslaw both, the sliders are a summertime smorgasbord.   

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Ingredients

• 6 slider buns or 4 regular buns
• 8 oz fresh seitain, store bought or homemade
• 1/2 batch Easy BBQ Sauce (recipe follows)
• 1/4 cup white onion, sliced thin 1 tbsp olive oil
• Red Cabbage Coleslaw (recipe follows)
• 1/2 batch BBQ Aioli (recipe follows)
• Easy BBQ Sauce
• ¼ cup white onion, diced
• 2 teaspoon olive oil
• 1 cups ketchup
• ¼ cup molasses
• 1 tsp apple cider vinegar
• 2 tbsp cup vegan Worcestershire sauce
• 1½ teaspoon liquid smoke
• pinch of cayenne
• Heat olive oil over medium heat. Add diced onions and saute until translucent. Let cool. Combine all the ingredients in a food processor or blender and puree until smooth. Store in the refrigerator.
• Red Cabbage Coleslaw
• 1 cup red cabbage, shredded
• 1/4 cup carrot, shredded
• 2 tbsp cilantro, chopped
• 1 tbsp maple syrup
• 2 tsp apple cider vinegar
• pinch of salt
• Combine all ingredients in a small bowl. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use.
• BBQ Aioli 2 tbsp vegan mayo
• 1 tbsp easy BBQ Sauce
• 2 tsp spicy mustard
• 1 garlic cloves, crushed
• pinch of cayenne
• Combine all ingredients in a small bowl. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use.

• Prep Time: 120 minutes
• Cook Time: 40 minutes

• Total Time: 160 minutes
• Yield: 6 sliders

Preparation

Procedure:

Prepare the BBQ Sauce according to directions. Transfer to a shallow dish and set aside.
With your fingers or a fork, shred the seitan into strips and place in the BBQ sauce so that it is completely submerged. Refrigerate seitan for at least 2 hours. Meanwhile prepare the coleslaw and BBQ aioli according to directions (see above).

Once seitan is properly marinated, heat olive oil over medium heat in a small skillet.

Add onions and saute until translucent – about 10 minutes. Add seitan, with the BBQ sauce, and bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to low and simmer for about 30 minutes, until seitan is tender and heated all the way through.

To assemble the sliders, spread BBQ Aioli on the bottoms of each buns. Top with a heaping scoop of the seitan/onion mixture and finish with a spoonful of red cabbage slaw.  Top each slider and eat immediately!