Quick Cabbage & Peanut Salad
 
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Crisp, refreshing and healthy. This asian inspired cabbage salad will make you look at cabbage differently!
Recipe type: Salad
Cuisine: Asian Fusion
Serves: 4
Ingredients
  • ½ red cabbage cut into shreds
  • 100 g unsalted peanuts, crushed into quarters
  • ½ a medium-sized red onion
  • 1 fresh red chilli
  • ½ bunch fresh coriander
  • 1–2 Tbsp soy sauce (or tamari if gluten intolerant)
  • juice from 1 lime
  • 1 tsp sesame oil
  • 1 tsp fish sauce (optional, do not use if vegetarian)
  • ½ tsp runny honey (optional)
Instructions
  1. Place the sliced cabbage into a large bowl and cover with boiling water for 1 minute to soften. After 1 minute hold under cold running water to stop it getting any softer, then drain.
  2. In a food processor/blender make the dressing by adding the onion, coriander, chilli, soy sauce, lime juice, sesame oil, fish sauce (optional) and blending well.
  3. Add the cabbage to a bowl and pour the dressing over the cabbage.
  4. In a pan add the crushed peanuts and toast lightly, over a medium heat, for 2 minutes.
  5. If using honey then add it to pan and stir for 15 seconds until the peanuts are covered in the thick, sticky, honey.
  6. Toss the peanuts over the cabbage salad and mix well.
  7. Eat!
Recipe by Pineapple Pineapple at http://pineapplepineapple.co.nz/thai-cabbage-salad/