Asian Slaw with Sesame Dressing

Name: Asian Slaw with Sesame Dressing
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1lb (approx. 7-8 cups) cabbage (mixture of red and white), shredded; ½ red and/yellow pepper, sliced; 3 green onions, diced; 1 cup cilantro, chopped; 3 tbsp olive oil; 1 tbsp toasted sesame oil; ¼ cup rice wine vinegar*; 3 tbsp maple syrup or honey; 1 tbsp coconut aminos; 1 garlic clove, finely minced; 1 tbsp ginger, finely chopped*; ½ tsp salt; 1 tbsp sesame seeds, toasted (black and white)

September 26, 2022 Janneke Phung

I’ve been complimented on this colorful and refreshing Asian Slaw with Sesame Dressing so many times (by people who aren’t on a special diet – which, in my mind, carries even more weight!). I love bringing this to potlucks as it is a salad that travels well and is an awesome addition to the typical KFC bucket of chicken that shows up at potlucks 🙂 This salad will keep up to 3-4 days in the fridge.

Asian Slaw

cabbage (mixture of red and white), shredded		1lb (approx. 7-8 cups)
red and/yellow pepper, sliced		½
green onions, diced		3
cilantro, chopped		1 cup

Sesame Dressing

olive oil		3 tbsp
toasted sesame oil		1 tbsp
rice wine vinegar*		¼ cup
maple syrup or honey		3 tbsp
coconut aminos		1 tbsp
garlic clove, finely minced		1
ginger, finely chopped*		1 tbsp
salt		½ tsp

Garnish

sesame seeds, toasted (black and white)

1 tbsp

Directions:

Toss slaw ingredients together in a large bowl.
Whisk Sesame Dressing ingredients together in a small bowl.
Pour dressing into slaw and toss well.
Garnish with sesame seeds.

Recipe Notes:

For individuals concerned about starch content, please note that while rice is starchy, rice wine vinegar is not.
Ginger, as listed in this recipe, is starchy. For those concerned about starch content, I recommend making a ginger concentrate and using 1 tbsp of this solution for the Sesame Dressing in this Asian Slaw.