Asian Slaw

By stancec44

This easy Sesame Asian Slaw recipe is quick and easy to make, tossed with the yummiest sesame vinaigrette, and can easily double as a side salad or main dish! It’s the perfect light side dish to pair with with all of your favorite rice dishes, noodles, curries, dumplings, soups, satays, and stir-fries galore. It’s the ultimate potluck dish as well — easy to make ahead and transport to picnics or parties, naturally gluten-free, and always a crowd fave. It can also easily double as a big entree salad, especially if you add in some extra protein (such as chicken, steak, carnitas, shrimp, tofu). But mostly, I just love this salad because it’s just super light and fresh and flavorful and makes me feel great.

Ingredients

• Slaw / Greens: I typically use a bag of pre-shredded coleslaw for this recipe (green or red cabbage, or a mix). Or if you’re living somewhere (like me!) where bagged coleslaw isn’t available, you can just chop up a bunch of cabbage and make your own. ♡
• Shredded Carrots: Most bagged coleslaws also contain shredded carrots, but I like to add in more for that extra sweet and crunchy goodness.
• Veggies: I just chopped up a yellow bell pepper for this slaw. But avocado would also be awesome, or there are all sorts of other crunchy slaw veggies that you’re welcome to add in too (see ideas below).
• Cilantro: A handful of fresh cilantro really brightens this salad up. (Also, if you happen to have some fresh mint on hand, add that in too!)
• Onions: I used thinly-sliced green onions for this slaw. But thinly-sliced red onions would work too.
• Almonds: Sliced or slivered, and preferably toasted a bit to bring out their flavor.
• Sesame seeds: I also love sprinkling on some sesame seeds (white or black) at the end for added crunch and flavor.
• Sesame vinaigrette: Made with oil, soy sauce, rice vinegar, maple syrup (or honey), toasted sesame oil, ground ginger, garlic, S&P.

Details

Adapted from gimmesomeoven.com

Preparation

Step 1

To make this sesame Asian slaw recipe, simply…

Make your dressing. Whisk all of the ingredients together in a small bowl until combined. Or — my preferred method — just add them to a mason jar and shake-shake-shake until the dressing is ready to go. Taste and add in extra maple syrup or honey if you would like a sweeter dressing.
Mix the salad. Then combine all of your salad ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Drizzle evenly with the dressing and toss until combined.
Serve! And serve the sesame slaw right away while it’s nice and fresh!