Garden Slaw with Spicy Asian Dressing

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This side-dish salad tastes great with burgers or pulled pork sandwiches. Or you can toss the slaw with shredded chicken or chopped cooked ham for a main-dish salad.

Garden Slaw with Spicy Asian Dressing
Hands On Time:
25 mins
Total Time:
2 hrs 25 mins
Yield:
6 to 8 side-dish servings

Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons rice vinegar or white wine vinegar

  • 3 tablespoons canola oil or vegetable oil

  • 2 tablespoons sugar

  • 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil (optional)

  • 2 teaspoons grated fresh ginger

  • ½ teaspoon dry mustard

  • ¼ teaspoon salt

  • ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper

  • 4 cups shredded green and/or red cabbage

  • 1 cup julienned or coarsely shredded carrot

  • ¾ cup bite-size strips green, red, yellow and/or orange sweet pepper

  • ½ cup coarsely chopped radish

  • ¼ cup snipped fresh cilantro

  • ¼ cup thinly sliced green onion

Directions

  1. For dressing: In a screw-top jar, combine vinegar, canola oil, sugar, toasted sesame oil (if using), ginger, dry mustard, salt and crushed red pepper. Cover and shake well.

  2. In a large bowl, combine cabbage, carrot, sweet pepper, radish, cilantro and green onion. Pour dressing over vegetables. Toss to coat. Chill, covered, for 2 to 24 hours, then toss before serving.

Easy Garden Slaw:

Prepare the slaw as directed above, except substitute 5 cups packaged shredded cabbage with carrot (coleslaw mix) for the cabbage and carrot.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

110 Calories
7g Fat
11g Carbs
1g Protein
Nutrition Facts
Calories 110
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 7g 9%
Saturated Fat 1g 5%
Sodium 126mg 5%
Total Carbohydrate 11g 4%
Total Sugars 8g
Protein 1g
Vitamin C 38mg 192%
Calcium 40mg 3%
Iron 1mg 4%
Potassium 229mg 5%
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