Crunchy Cabbage Salad with Peanut Dressing

Big salad bowl with cabbage salad inside. Jar of peanut dressing and avocado in the background.

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Crunchy Cabbage Salad with Peanut Dressing

This quick and healthy cabbage salad features all sorts of fresh and delicious goodies for a filling meal and an absolute treat for the taste buds. Customize it to your heart's delight!

Prep Time20

Cook Time0

Total Time20

Course: Main Dishes, Salads

Cuisine: American

Keyword: cabbage salad recipes, chicken recipes, Chinese chicken salad, entrée salad recipes, healthy salad recipes, no cook, peanut dressing, summer dinner

Servings: to 4 large servings

Calories: 893kcal

Author: Julia Mueller

Ingredients

Cabbage Salad:

4 cups green cabbage thinly sliced
2 cups purple cabbage thinly sliced
2 cups grated carrots
1 red bell pepper cut into matchsticks
½ to ⅔ cup red onion finely chopped
3 cups cooked chicken chopped into cubes
1 pint blueberries
2 ripe avocados diced
½ cucumber cut into thin slices and halved
⅔ cup dried cranberries
⅔ cup sliced almonds

Peanut Dressing:

½ cup creamy peanut butter
¼ cup liquid aminos coconut aminos or low-sodium soy sauce*
⅓ cup rice vinegar
2 Tbsp sesame oil
3 Tbsp avocado oil
1 Tbsp sriracha
1 small clove garlic
2 tsp fresh ginger peeled and minced
2 to 4 Tbsp water for thinner consistency

Instructions

Prepare the dressing:

Add all of the ingredients for the dressing to a small bowl and whisk well to combine. Add more water to thin the dressing out if necessary, or do as I do and leave it thick. Note: If you have a small blender such as a magic bullet, you can use it to blend up the dressing.

Make the Salad

Thinly slice and chop the green cabbage, red cabbage, bell pepper, and cucumber and grate the carrots. Transfer all of the salad ingredients to a large bowl.
Add your desired amount of dressing and use salad tongs or two large wooden spoons to toss everything together.
Serve salad immediately, and enjoy!

Notes

*If using soy sauce or liquid aminos, also add 2 tablespoons of pure maple syrup or brown sugar to add sweetness to the dressing. Be sure to use a low-sodium soy sauce so that the dressing doesn’t turn out too salty.

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