Crunchy Cabbage Salad Recipe

Crunchy Cabbage Salad

Crunchy Cabbage Salad

Tammy Jones

Servings

5

Prep Time

20

Cook Time

20

Calories

220

Category

Salad

This crunchy cabbage salad holds up great in the refrigerator, so you can have a fresh crunchy vegetable side all week long!

Ingredients

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    • 4 cups shredded purple cabbage ($0.97)

    • 2 carrots ($0.15)

    • 4 green onions ($0.22)

    • 1/2 bunch fresh cilantro ($0.40)

    • ½ cup peanuts ($0.25)

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    • ¼ cup neutral salad oil* ($0.16)

    • 2 Tbsp rice vinegar ($0.27)

    • 1 Tbsp soy sauce ($0.06)

    • 1.5 Tbsp honey ($0.18)

    • 1/2 Tbsp tahini ($0.10)

    • 1/4 tsp toasted sesame oil ($0.02)

    • 1 clove garlic, minced ($0.08)

    Directions

    1. Shred the cabbage as finely as possible. Grate the carrots and slice the green onion. Pull the cilantro leaves from the stemsAdd the shredded cabbage, carrots, green onion, cilantro, and peanuts to a large bowl. Toss to combine.

    2. Add the shredded cabbage, carrots, green onion, cilantro, and peanuts to a large bowl. Toss to combine.

    3. To make the dressing, add the salad oil, rice vinegar, soy sauce, honey, tahini, toasted sesame oil, garlic, and ginger to a blender. Blend until the dressing is smooth and creamy.

    4. When you're ready to eat, drizzle the dressing over the salad and toss until coated. Serve immediately

    I ate my teriyaki meatball bowls all week as meal prep and absolutely loved them, but I desperately need another vegetable side to balance things out. So, I whipped up a quick crunchy cabbage salad and coated it in my yummy sesame ginger dressing. It was just perfect. The crunchiness of the the cabbage, carrots, and peanuts was such a perfect contrast to the meatballs and rice.

     

    Meal Prep It!

    This salad holds up beautifully in the refrigerator, so it’s a great salad to use for meal prep! Just store the sesame ginger dressing separately from the vegetable salad mix, and add it just before serving. The salad mix (minus dressing) should stay good in the fridge for about 4-5 days.

     

    How to Serve Crunchy Cabbage Salad

    This salad makes a great side dish, but you can also turn it into a main dish by topping it with some Sticky Ginger Soy Glazed Chicken, or Sesame Tempeh. You can also add some cold noodles to this salad for extra oomph (this is the same base as my Cold Peanut Noodle Salad).

     

    What if I Don’t Like Cilantro?

    You either love or you hate cilantro. It’s all good. If you’re not a cilantro lover, just leave it out of this salad. No need to replace it with anything. :)

    See the full post for the Sesame Ginger Dressing for more information on the ingredients and step by step instructions.

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