Asian Slaw with Ginger Peanut Dressing
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This cool and crunchy Asian slaw is a delicious way to eat your colors!
This Asian slaw is a great way to eat your colors, and it’s every bit as delicious as it is healthful. I know the list of ingredients looks long, but please don’t let that discourage you. The great thing about the recipe is that it makes use of all the prepared vegetables available at the supermarket today, like shredded coleslaw, grated carrots, and shelled edamame. Pair the slaw with my coconut shrimp, char siu chicken or beef bulgogi burgers. The recipe makes a lot, so you’ll have plenty of leftovers for lunch, in which case the slaw is delicious all on its own.
What You’ll Need To Make Asian Slaw with Ginger-Peanut Dressing
For the Ginger-Peanut Dressing
For the Slaw
Step-by-Step Instructions
Begin by combining all of the ingredients for the dressing in a mixing bowl.
Whisk until the peanut butter is dissolved. Set aside until ready to dress the slaw; the dressing can be made up to a few days ahead of time.
Next, combine all of the slaw ingredients in a large mixing bowl.
Before serving, add the dressing and toss well.
Let the slaw sit for at least ten minutes so the vegetables have a chance to soak up the dressing. Taste and adjust seasoning if necessary (I usually add a bit more salt), then serve chilled. This slaw is best served fresh but leftovers will keep in a covered container in the refrigerator for a few days.
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Asian Slaw with Ginger Peanut Dressing
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Ingredients
For the Ginger Peanut Dressing
- ¼ cup honey
- ¼ cup vegetable oil
- ¼ cup unseasoned rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon Asian sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon peanut butter (I like Skippy Natural No Need to Stir)
- Heaping ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon Sriracha sauce (optional)
- 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
- 1 large garlic clove, minced
For the Slaw
- 4 cups prepared shredded coleslaw
- 2 cups prepared shredded carrots
- 1 red bell pepper, thinly sliced into bite-sized pieces
- 1 cup cooked and shelled edamame
- 2 medium scallions, finely sliced
- ½ cup chopped salted peanuts (or you can leave them whole)
- ½ cup loosely packed chopped fresh cilantro
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, whisk together all of the ingredients for the dressing (be sure the peanut butter is dissolved). Set aside.
- Combine all of the slaw ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Add the dressing and and toss well. Let the slaw sit for at least ten minutes so the vegetables have a chance to soak up the dressing. Taste and adjust seasoning if necessary (I usually add a bit more salt.) Serve cold. This slaw is best served fresh but leftovers will keep in a covered container in the refrigerator for a few days.
- Make-Ahead Instructions: The dressing can be prepared up to 2 days ahead of time; store in a covered container in the refrigerator.
Nutrition Information
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- Calories: 339
- Fat: 21g
- Saturated fat: 2g
- Carbohydrates: 33g
- Sugar: 16g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 8g
- Sodium: 480mg
- Cholesterol: 6mg
This website is written and produced for informational purposes only. I am not a certified nutritionist and the nutritional data on this site has not been evaluated or approved by a nutritionist or the Food and Drug Administration. Nutritional information is offered as a courtesy and should not be construed as a guarantee. The data is calculated through an online nutritional calculator, Edamam.com. Although I do my best to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures should be considered estimates only. Varying factors such as product types or brands purchased, natural fluctuations in fresh produce, and the way ingredients are processed change the effective nutritional information in any given recipe. Furthermore, different online calculators provide different results depending on their own nutrition fact sources and algorithms. To obtain the most accurate nutritional information in a given recipe, you should calculate the nutritional information with the actual ingredients used in your recipe, using your preferred nutrition calculator.
Gluten-Free Adaptable Note
To the best of my knowledge, all of the ingredients used in this recipe are gluten-free or widely available in gluten-free versions. There is hidden gluten in many foods; if you're following a gluten-free diet or cooking for someone with gluten allergies, always read the labels of your ingredients to verify that they are gluten-free.
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This dressing is so yummy – I’ll definitely make it again. I realized after starting the recipe that my cabbage wasn’t good anymore so I put the dressing on some mixed power greens – absolutely delightful tossed salad to go with grilled salmon!
I made this again tonight for my visiting “foodie” daughter. She had seconds. I made my own slaw mix with napa cabbage, red cabbage and carrots straight off the farm! Yum! I served it with your/ few substitutions, dietary issues, Vietnamese meatballs!!! Omg great combo! Those meatballs and the fish sauce 🥳🤗😮
Actually, I stand corrected: Skippy Natural doesn’t have trans fats, but it has sugar and palm oil. (I knew there was a reason I stopped buying it, because it’s soooo good.)
I love your recipes and this one has gotten “restaurant quality” reviews from people. I just wanted to say that Skippy Natural PB is delicious, but it contains trans fats. It is not a healthy choice. 🙁
Every single time I make one of your recipes, it’s always a success!!! This is an amazing and extremely tasty salad that you can have as a side dish. But, I liked it so much that I am making this for my main meal today! I only substituted the vegetable oil with EVO. I must say that I trust your recipes so much that I don’t need to try them out first before I cook them for guests! Thanks for sharing! Greetings from Limassol Cyprus!!!
Good gracious, just made this recipe along with your German potato salad to serve with a smoked pork butt. I was looking for something a bit different from the usual eastern NC barbeque cuisine. Wow!!! What an awesome slaw and potato salad!! My guests were raving! This was a grand slam! What I like about the slaw- the dressing was the perfectly balanced and I loved the crunch of the cabbage, carrots and other vegetables! I’ll be making this again and again! Thank you so much for the time taken to test, perfect and most importantly, share your recipes!
Loved this dressing. It was delicious. Not too sweet and just right. Loved the texture with all the veggies, peanuts, pepper and edamame.
The dressing was VERY sweet. I double checked the measurements and it was not very good.
I make a lot of different coleslaws, this one is really, really good. Given this slaw has peanut butter in it I would NOT bring it to a potluck.
I give it an A+, really, it’s that good.
This is so good!! I used peas instead of edamame, because I didn’t have any. I added more slaw and used a little less dressing and it was still so good! (I’m trying to eat a little lighter)
I didn’t had all the ingredients so I substituted some and even so it is so so yummy!!!
The dressing it’s amazing!!
Thank you so much for the recipe 🙂