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Asian Slaw - crunchy Oriental Cabbage Salad with Asian Dressing
Recipe video above. A light, healthy, CRUNCHY Asian salad that is a great side for all types of Asian foods. Dressing is a great salty / sour / spicy lime dressing reminiscent of Thai and Vietnamese food. Add CHICKEN if making this as a meal. Serves 8 - 10 as a side, 4 as a meal with chicken.
Prep Time
15 mins
Total Time
15 mins
Servings: 8
Calories: 313 kcal
Course:
Main Course , Salad
Cuisine:
Asian , Thai , Vietnamese
Ingredients
Asian Slaw
- 3 cups green cabbage or Chinese cabbage , shredded
- 3 cups red cabbage , shredded
- 2 large carrots , julienned
- 3 cups bean sprouts
- 3 green onions , finely sliced on the diagonal
- 1/2 cup Coriander / cilantro leaves
- 1/2 cup mint leaves
- 1/4 cup Asian fried shallots (optional), to garnish (Note 1)
Asian Dressing
- 3 tbsp rice vinegar (Note 2)
- 3 tbsp soy sauce (Note 3)
- 2 tsp fish sauce , or more soy (Note 4)
- 2 tbsp lime juice , or more rice vinegar (Note 5)
- 3 tbsp peanut oil (Note 6)
- 1 1/2 tbsp sugar , any type
- 1/2 tsp birds eye or other red chilli , finely minced (optional)
- 2 garlic cloves , minced
Chicken option (for meal)
- 3 cups shredded cooked chicken
Instructions
- Combine the dressing ingredients in a jar and shake well.
- Combine the salad ingredients, except the Asian Fried Shallots.
- Pour over dressing and toss to combine.
- Garnish with Asian Fried Shallots. Serve!
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Notes
- Nutrition with chicken, serving 4 as a meal:
- Nutrition serving 8 as a side, without chicken.
- Crunchy Fried Shallots - crispy fried shallot pieces, great garnish for Asian salads. Found in the Asian section of supermarket but cheaper at Asian stores!
- Rice vinegar - can sub with cider vinegar or white wine vinegar.
- Soy sauce - ordinary all purpose or light soy. Not dark soy.
- Fish sauce - sub with more soy.
- Lime juice - Sub with more rice vinegar.
- Oil - sub with other neutral flavoured oil.
- Storage - keep dressing separate from salad. Will keep for 3 to 4 days (depending on freshness of beansprouts).
Nutrition Information
Serving
415g
Calories
313cal
(16%)
Carbohydrates
21.3g
(7%)
Protein
29.4g
(59%)
Fat
13.3g
(20%)
Saturated Fat
2.5g
(13%)
Cholesterol
54mg
(18%)
Sodium
1045mg
(44%)
Potassium
834mg
(24%)
Fiber
3.6g
(14%)
Sugar
9.3g
(19%)
Vitamin A
8850IU
(177%)
Vitamin C
142.7mg
(159%)
Calcium
150mg
(15%)
Iron
3.8mg
(21%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 313
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 415g | |
| Calories | 313cal | 16% |
| Carbohydrates | 21.3g | 7% |
| Protein | 29.4g | 59% |
| Fat | 13.3g | 20% |
| Saturated Fat | 2.5g | 13% |
| Cholesterol | 54mg | 18% |
| Sodium | 1045mg | 44% |
| Potassium | 834mg | 18% |
| Fiber | 3.6g | 14% |
| Sugar | 9.3g | 19% |
| Vitamin A | 8850IU | 177% |
| Vitamin C | 142.7mg | 159% |
| Calcium | 150mg | 15% |
| Iron | 3.8mg | 21% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.