Crunchy Cabbage Salad

4.53 from 34 votes

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

Prep Time20

Total Time20

Total Cost: $3.40 recipe / $0.56 serving

Servings: 1 cup each

Calories: 213.72kcal

Equipment

White Cutting Boards
Chef's Knife
Grater
Small Blender

Ingredients

Salad

4 cups purple cabbage shredded, $1.17
2 carrots $0.20
4 green onions $0.40
½ bunch fresh cilantro $0.37
½ cup peanuts $0.25

Sesame Ginger Dressing

¼ cup neutral oil see notes $0.16
2 Tbsp rice vinegar $0.27
1 Tbsp soy sauce $0.05
1½ Tbsp honey $0.18
½ Tbsp tahini $0.10
¼ tsp toasted sesame oil $0.02
1 clove garlic, minced $0.08
½ Tbsp grated fresh ginger $0.15

Instructions

Shred the cabbage as finely as possible. Grate the carrots and slice the green onion. Pull the cilantro leaves from the stems
Add the shredded cabbage, carrots, green onion, cilantro, and peanuts to a large bowl. Toss to combine.
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.
When you're ready to eat, drizzle the dressing over the salad and toss until coated. Serve immediately

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Notes

*Any neutral-flavored salad oil, like peanut, canola, safflower, grapeseed, or sesame (untoasted) will work fine for this dressing.

Nutrition

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