Coleslaw with Spicy Peanut Dressing

Name: Coleslaw with Spicy Peanut Dressing
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: napa (Chinese) cabbage; romaine lettuce; carrots; cucumbers; celery stalks; radishes; cilantro; scallions, spring or green onions; peanuts; peanut butter; soy sauce, sodium reduced; rice vinegar; maple syrup; chili garlic sauce; olive oil, extra-virgin; sesame oil; garlic; ginger; salt and black pepper

Submitted by happyzhangbo

Peanut butter makes a creamy, nutty yet tasty dressing that works deliciously well with this coleslaw.

YIELD

4 servings

PREP

8 min

COOK

0 min

READY

30 min

Ingredients

CUPS NAPA (CHINESE) CABBAGE
thinly sliced

CUPS ROMAINE LETTUCE
thinly sliced, or red cabbage *

EACH CARROTS
shredded

EACH CUCUMBERS
peeled, halved, seeded and thinly sliced

EACH CELERY STALKS
thinly sliced

BUNCH RADISHES
slice into matchsticks *

CUP CILANTRO
freshly chopped

EACH SCALLIONS, SPRING OR GREEN ONIONS
thinly sliced

CUP PEANUTS
toasted and chopped, optional

Maplesoy dressing

TABLESPOON PEANUT BUTTER
creamy

TABLESPOONS SOY SAUCE, SODIUM REDUCED
or to taste

TABLESPOON RICE VINEGAR
or to taste

TABLESPOON MAPLE SYRUP
or up to 1 tablespoon, or to taste

TEASPOON CHILI GARLIC SAUCE
or to taste *

TABLESPOONS OLIVE OIL, EXTRA-VIRGIN

TEASPOON SESAME OIL

CLOVE GARLIC
minced

TEASPOON GINGER
freshly minced

SALT AND BLACK PEPPER
to taste *

Directions

Add all the vegetables and peanuts if using into a large mixing bowl.

In a small bowl, mix together all the dressing ingredients until well combined.

Pour the dressing over the vegetables, and toss until well coated.

Cover and chill in the refrigerator for at least 20 minutes or 1 to 2 hours.

Serve.

Note: You can use daikon, radishes, cucumber or whatever similar texture veggies you have on hand to make this slaw. For the dressing, you can adjust the amount of every condiment according to your own taste.