Asian Cabbage Salad Recipe

4.50 from 32 votes
A bowl filled with a cabbage salad topped with sesame seeds. The shredded cabbage is mixed with a dressing, and the salad appears fresh and vibrant. The bowl is blue with a decorative pattern on the rim.

When you think of a cabbage salad, the first thing that usually comes to mind is a coleslaw. But not every cabbage salad is coleslaw, this salad, is an Asian-style cabbage salad. This Asian cabbage salad is dressed with sesame dressing and it’s crunchy and full of flavor. So next time you have cabbage and you are planning to make a salad, try this recipe and you’ll be surprised how good is this salad.

A bowl filled with a cabbage salad topped with sesame seeds. The shredded cabbage is mixed with a dressing, and the salad appears fresh and vibrant. The bowl is blue with a decorative pattern on the rim.

Asian Cabbage Salad Recipe

4.50 from 32 votes
Prep Time 20 minutes
WORK TIME 20 minutes
DIFFICULTY Easy
Cuisine Asian
Servings 8 yields

Ingredients
 

  • 1 cabbage small-medium
  • ¼ cup 60ml soy sauce
  • 2 ½ tablespoons Rice vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons Vegetable oil
  • 2 tablespoons Sesame seed oil
  • 2 ½ tablespoons Sugar white/brown
  • 2-3 tablespoons Sesame seeds

Optional:

  • Red chili
  • Carrot
  • Daikon radish

Instructions
 

  • DIRECTIONS
    1. Peel the outer leaves of the cabbage, then cut the cabbage into quarters. Trim the core.
    2. Slice the cabbage very thinly and transfer into a large bowl.
    3. In a separate bowl whisk all sauce ingredients: soy sauce, rice vinegar, vegetable oil, sesame oil and sugar. Whisk well.
    4. Pour the sauce over the salad and mix well. Press the cabbage with your hands to fully cover.
    5. Toast the sesame seeds over low-medium heat for 2-3 minutes.
    6. Sprinkle the sesame seeds over the salad and serve.
    Optional additions:
    • Slice 1-2 carrots very thinly and add to the salad.
    • Slice red hot chili pepper and add the salad.
    • Slice 1 daikon radish very thinly and add to the salad.

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