Crispy, easy cabbage slaw with an Asian-inspired dressing
This is an excellent recipe to use up cabbage, to add to an Asian meal as a side, or to make instead of gloppy coleslaw. It’s also excellent way to get raw veggies into people who say they don’t like veggies, as most people will eat coleslaw. I’ve snuck in some carrots as well as black sesame seeds for crunch, color, and a little protein.
The renovation: The original recipe is from the first South Beach Diet book and it’s excellent as is, but I renovated it to give it some extra pizzazz.
Suitable for:
vegan, gluten-free, low-sodium, paleo, reduced-sugar diets
Not for:
migraine diets
Could this be migraine-friendly?
This recipe is tricky, as it’s from my days before I was diagnosed and was eating plant-based. Here’s why this recipe isn’t migraine-friendly:
- Rice wine vinegar (fermented)
If you have learned that this vinegar isn’t migraine triggers for you, enjoy!
Crispy Asian-style cabbage salad
Ingredients
- 1 head cabbage green or Savoy
- 1 carrots large
- 2 onions (green) scallions, spring onions
- 1/4 cup dark toasted sesame oil
- 1/4 cup rice wine vinegar
- 1 piece ginger (fresh) 1" or about the size of your first knuckle
- 1-3 cloves garlic see notes
- 2 tbsp sesame seeds black or tan
Instructions
- Wash the cabbage and the scallions and shake them dry. Using a sharp paring knife, cut out the core of the cabbage.
- Shred the cabbage using a food processor, or slice thinly with a large sharp knife.
- Chop the scallions into small pieces.
- Put a skillet on medium heat and warm it up. Add the sesame seeds to the dry skillet and toast them until golden brown or they start to pop. If using black sesame seeds, watch for the popping and remove them before they burn.
- Over a very large bowl, use a Microplane zester or fine grater to grate the ginger. Press or finely grate the garlic cloves and add them to the bowl. If the garlic cloves are large, just use one. At certain times of year the heads of garlic are tiny, so I used three mini cloves.
- I usually mince garlic, but I do like a garlic press when adding garlic to a dressing, as it gives you juice and fine bits. You can also press slices of fresh ginger through a garlic press.
- Pour in the oil and vinegar and whisk together. Add the cabbage, carrots, and scallions and toss until evenly coated. Sprinkle with the sesame seeds and refrigerate.
Notes
- 62 calories
- 5 g fat
- 0 g cholesterol
- 162 mg sodium
- 115 mg potassium
- 10 g carbohydrate
- 2 g fiber
- 8 g sugars
- 1 g protein
- 2 Weight Watchers Points Plus
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Yay! Glad you liked it.
Yum! Absolutely delicious! Thank you!
Just attended a nutrition clinic this morning for my triathlon team. This is the type of salad I need to eat more often. Can't wait to try it tomorrow. Your recipe sounds delicious!
Robin, you are so welcome! That was a suggestion I got at Food Blogger Camp, and it’s nice to know it was helpful. I should be getting a new camera very soon, so look for more how-to photos in the coming weeks. Thanks for reading!
Stephanie
OMG these photos are AWESOME for those of us who don’t know what all those cooking verbs actually mean in recipes… thanks for showing the tools AND the foods, so we know what to look for in the supermarket!
Priyanka,
Thanks for reading. Let me know if you try it. :)
Stephanie
easy and healthy….that’s great :)