There’s nothing like a fresh, crisp salad featuring crunchy Chinese cabbage (also called napa cabbage). You can whip up this healthy, vegan, gluten-free Peanut Chinese Cabbage Salad in no time, with a few simple ingredients you can find easily in most stores. This cabbage salad recipe is the perfect accompaniment for sandwiches, curry dishes, and stews. Plus, it stores well for a few days. Take it along on your next picnic or potluck and watch it disappear! This delicious salad is packed with a variety of colorful veggies, including cucumbers, bell pepper, green onions, and cabbage; and flavorful additions like jalapeño, parsley, mint and peanuts—all tossed together with a soy ginger dressing. Light in calories, and rich in vitamins, minerals, and healthy fats, this salad is a great addition to your plant-powered lifestyle. Make this budget-friendly recipe for meal prep too, as it’s a sturdy recipe that packs up well. I garnished this salad recipe with calendula flower petals that I grow in my garden. Learn more about edible flowers here.
Peanut Chinese Cabbage Salad
Total Time: 15 minutes
Yield: 6 servings 1x
Diet: Vegan
Description
This healthy, vegan, gluten-free Peanut Chinese Cabbage Salad is rich with the crunchy textures and flavors of peanuts, Chinese cabbage, bell peppers, cucumbers, and herbs.
Cabbage Salad:
- 4 cups thinly sliced Chinese cabbage (also known as napa cabbage)
- 3 green onions, sliced
- 1 small (about 7 ounces) bell pepper (red, yellow, orange, or green), chopped
- 1 small (about 6 ounces) cucumber, sliced
- 1 small jalapeno, finely diced
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint
- ½ cup peanuts, coarsely chopped
Soy Ginger Dressing:
Instructions
- Toss together cabbage, onions, bell pepper, cucumber, jalapeno, parsley, mint, and peanuts in a large salad bowl.
- In a small bowl, whisk together dressing ingredients: oil, soy sauce, lime juice, ginger, and agave syrup (optional).
- Gently mix in dressing and distribute well.
- Chill until serving time. Makes 6 servings (about 1 cup per serving).
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Salad
- Cuisine: Asian, American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 65
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 98 mg
- Fat: 4 g
- Saturated Fat: 1 g
- Carbohydrates: 6 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 3 g
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