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Asian Cabbage Salad

Asian Cabbage Salad

5 from 17 votes
An incredibly light, but filling cabbage-based salad filled with fresh veggies.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Servings10 cups (4-6 main dish salads or 8-10 side salads)

Ingredients

  • 1 14-16 oz bag coleslaw mix
  • 1 rib celery sliced
  • ½ cucumber sliced
  • 1 small handful sugar snap peas about 20 baby ones
  • ½ red bell pepper sliced
  • ¼ of a small red onion thinly sliced
  • 1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds
  • cup slivered or sliced toasted almonds
  • Optional: 1 ½ cups chicken cooked, shredded or diced

Dressing:

  • 2 tablespoons canola oil
  • 2 tablespoons cider vinegar
  • ¼ cup seasoned rice wine vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons sugar or equivalent of sugar substitute
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 2 teaspoons soy sauce
  • ¼ teaspoon garlic powder or one small garlic clove, minced
  • ¼ teaspoon black pepper
  • ½ teaspoon sesame oil

Instructions

Instructions:

  • Begin by making dressing. Combine all ingredients in a sealed jar and shake Store in the fridge until ready to use.
  • Place all salad ingredients in a bowl
  • For best results, pour on the dressing and toss to coat 20 minutes before serving. When you pour the dressing on you might think it's not quite enough, but just wait. When it sits and marinates, it combines with the veggies and draws out liquid and there will be more than plenty of dressing after it sits.
  • Right before serving mix in toasted almonds and sesame seeds.

Notes

  • Store the finished salad, dressed and all, in an airtight container in the fridge and enjoy within 3-5 days for best results. The cabbage and veggies stay crunchy for several days/
  • If you'd rather, you could always store components separately and assemble single servings as needed. But this salad is really great once it's had a chance to sit and chill for a bit!
  • You can eat this plain, as a great side dish, or add chicken to it for a main-dish meal. I love it with grilled Asian BBQ Chicken!
  • Nutrition information was calculated without chicken, but includes salad and dressing. 

Nutrition

Serving: 1cup, Calories: 79kcal, Carbohydrates: 7g, Protein: 2g, Fat: 5g, Saturated Fat: 0.4g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g, Monounsaturated Fat: 3g, Trans Fat: 0.01g, Sodium: 309mg, Potassium: 148mg, Fiber: 2g, Sugar: 5g, Vitamin A: 242IU, Vitamin C: 24mg, Calcium: 39mg, Iron: 1mg
Course: Salads
Cuisine: Asian
Keyword: Asian Cabbage Salad
Calories: 79kcal
Author: Sara Wells - adapted from Cooking Light
Cost: $8
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