Easy Crunchy Asian Slaw (2024)

A simple healthy recipe for Asian Slaw – easy and crunchy, this vegan slaw can be made ahead and is delicious alongside miso salmon, or these easy salmon cakes, ginger tofu,or stuffed into tacos or added to buddha bowls—a great way to add more cruciferous veggies into our everyday meals. See our25+ Amazing Cabbage Recipes!

This Asian Cabbage Slawis easy to make and packed full of flavor! A wonderful excuse to purchase one of those stunning cabbages at the farmers’ market. It’s also a fantastic way to use up all the stray veggies in the fridge- that remaining half cabbage, the stray carrot or parsnip, or the leftover bell pepper.

If you are part of a CSA or shop at the farmers market, many of the veggies you’ll find there can be added to this slaw – like kohlrabi, turnips, beets, or brussels sprouts. Such an easy, useful way to add more veggies into our everyday diet.

How to Make Asian Slaw! | video

Why I love this recipe: The Asian Slaw Dressing!

The Asian Slaw Dressing is the best! Not only is it made with accessible ingredients you most likely have in your pantry, it seems to have the right balance of sweet, tart and depth with just a little heat. And of course, you can personalize it even further to your own tastes.

Asian Slaw Ingredients!

• Cabbage (any type will work here- purple, green, napa, etc) and/or other shreddable veggies- carrots, bell pepper, snow peas, kohlrabi, jicama, broccoli “slaw”, etc.
• Cilantro – adds so much flavor here!
• Scallions- or sub-thinly sliced onion
• Olive oiland toasted sesame oil
• Rice wine vinegar –rice wine vinegar is milder than most other vinegars and less acidic.
• Sweetener- maple syrup, honey,brown rice syrup, or agave
• Soy sauce (or GF alternative like Braggs or Coconut Amino Acids)
• Fresh garlic
• Fresh ginger
• Salt
• Chili paste (optional)

Time-saving Slaw Tips

• If short on time, many grocery stores offer gourmet “slaw mixes” already pre-shredded! These are perfect for this recipe: brussel sprouts slaw, broccoli slaw, carrot slaw… you get the idea. It’s a basic recipe designed to be used as a base for your own creations.
• To save time, use ginger paste (in a tube) andgarlic paste if you like!

What I love about this easy Asian Slaw is if I’m in a hurry, I know I can grab a bag of slaw mix from the grocery store, and whip this up in 10 minutes- a healthy, light salad that goes with so many things. The leftover slaw stays crunchy and seems to even get better with time.

What to serve with Asian Slaw

• Salmon Cakes
• Japanese Salmon Rice Bowls
• Chicken Katsu (or Tofu Katsu!)
• Simple Baked Miso Salmon
• Seasoned Japanese Rice with Furikake
• Teriyaki Salmon with Baby Bok Choy
• Instant Pot Teriyaki Chicken

This is also a great way to use up stray veggies in the fridge, incorporating more nutrients into the slaw- salad turnips, kohlrabi, jicama, radishes… pretty much anything crunchy!

Other Recipes you may enjoy:

• 26+ Amazing Cabbage Recipes
• Warm Red Cabbage Slaw
• Kohlrabi Slaw with Cilantro, Jalapeño and Lime
• Asian Cucumber Salad
• Thai Crunch Salad with Peanut Ginger Dressing
• Lebanese Slaw (Salatet Malfouf)
• Lemony Kale Slaw
• Mexican Slaw with Cilantro and Lime
• Thai Noodle Salad with the BEST EVER Peanut Sauce
• Miso Eggplant

Hope you are having a great week, finding the beauty in what surrounds you. Even if it is simply in the face of cabbage, a beautiful, giant edible flower full of healing nutrients.

xoxo

Sylvia

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