Name: Chinese Cabbage Salad
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 6 mandarin oranges or clementines; 2 tablespoons rice vinegar; 2 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce or tamari sauce; 1 tablespoon tahini; 2 teaspoons pure cane sugar; 2 teaspoons grated fresh ginger; ½ teaspoon Asian chili paste (sambal oelek); 2 cups shredded red cabbage; 2 cups shredded kale; 2 cups packaged fresh julienned carrots; 2 cups bite-size strips red sweet peppers; ½ cup unsalted dry-roasted peanuts, finely chopped; ¼ cup sliced green onions

Prep-time: 30 minutes / Ready In: 30 minutes
Makes 8 cups
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Fresh orange juice and ginger brighten the Asian flavors of the dressing in this Chinese Cabbage Salad. When selecting mandarin oranges at the store, opt for ones that are a bit firm to slightly soft, with a noticeable citrus fragrance.

By Carla Christian, RD, LD, Jan 16, 2019

Ingredients

6 mandarin oranges or clementines
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
2 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce or tamari sauce
1 tablespoon tahini
2 teaspoons pure cane sugar
2 teaspoons grated fresh ginger
½ teaspoon Asian chili paste (sambal oelek)
2 cups shredded red cabbage
2 cups shredded kale
2 cups packaged fresh julienned carrots
2 cups bite-size strips red sweet peppers
½ cup unsalted dry-roasted peanuts, finely chopped
¼ cup sliced green onions

Instructions

Peel, seed, and section mandarin oranges over a bowl to catch juice; reserve 2 tablespoons of the juice.
In an extra-large bowl whisk together the reserved orange juice, vinegar, soy sauce, tahini, sugar, ginger, and chili paste. Add orange sections, cabbage, kale, carrots, sweet peppers, ¼ cup of the peanuts, and the green onions; toss to coat.
Top servings with the remaining ¼ cup peanuts.

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Debbie Bruce9 months ago

I made this and it is delicious! I was “generous” with the veggies, so I went ahead and doubled the sauce. I added some raisins too. This was so good! I will make this the day before from now on, it was great on day 2 🙂

Debbie in WA Ü

Meg1 year ago

This was my first FOK recipe. I made a few minor adjustments replacing lemon juice for vinegar, fresh squeezed regular orang juice, , toasted almonds instead of peanuts and I forgot to add the hot spice. It was amazing. Delicious, yet light. A new favorite.

Karen2 years ago

This was a perfect supper salad for a hot summer evening

Mary Rodriguez2 years ago

Fantastic!!! Whole family loved it

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Carla Christian, RD, LD

Carla Christian received her associate’s degree in culinary arts from the Culinary Institute of America in 2006 and her bachelor’s degree in dietetics from Michigan State University in 2009. She finished her dietetic internship from the University of Nebraska Medical Center in 2010 and is a former chef in the Better Homes and Gardens® Test Kitchen. Find her on LinkedIn. Photo by Jason Donnelly.

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