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Friday, April 14, 2006

Asian Cabbage Slaw

I just wanted to share a great salad for this summer! Heston and I improvize a little since he doesn't like water chestnuts, but it is a wonderful, refreshing, summery salad! This tastes great alongside grilled shishkabobs! Enjoy!

Asian Cabbage Slaw

Yield: 8 servings
Serving size: 1 cup

Ingredients
•1 head of cabbage, shredded
•1/2 cup canned, sliced water chestnuts
•4–8 green onions, finely diced (the more the spicier)
•2 tablespoons sesame seeds
•1 cup canola or olive oil
•1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
•1 tablespoon sugar
•black pepper, to taste
•1 cup chow mein noodles

Preparation
1.Place shredded cabbage, green onions and water chestnuts in large bowl.
2.Dissolve sugar in vinegar. Pour vinegar into oil and whisk until mixed.
3.Pour over cabbage mixture.
4.Toss to evenly distribute the dressing.
5.Chill several hours or overnight.
6.Add chow mein noodles and toss before serving.

Nutrients per serving
•Calories: 195
•Protein: 2 g
•Carbohydrate: 9 g
•Fat: 18 g
•Cholesterol: 0 mg
•Sodium: 37 mg
•Potassium: 194 mg
•Phosphorus: 42 mg
•Calcium: 56mg
•Fiber: 2.6 g

2 comments:

Unknown said...

Sounds delicious Kelli! We love doing shishkabobs and cabbage is ridiculously cheap right now. Mabye i'll have to try this out next week even though it's not summer yet.

Laura said...

Thanks Kelli! That salad sounds great and we love the flavors in asian food. Can't wait to try it!
Laura