Thai Crunch Salad

  • Plant Based, gluten free, oil free, refined sugar free,
  • This recipe is from Donna Kennett from Planted Life. I worked for her for a few months.
  • It is so delicious. I served it for our dinner with our friends and I made plenty to have it for our family dinner the next day. Everyone really enjoyed it.
  • Thai Peanut Cilantro Dressing
  • 6 servings
  • 1/4 cup creamy natural peanut butter
  • 2 Tbsp unseasoned rice vinegar
  • 2 Tbsp lime juice
  • 1 Tbsp tamari or low sodium soy sauce or coconut aminos
  • 2 Tbsp honey
  • 2 Tbsp maple syrup
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 1 inch square piece of fresh ginger peeled and roughly chopped
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
  • 2 Tbsp fresh cilantro leaves
  • Salad
  • 6 servings
  • 5 cups chopped Napa cabbage
  • 3/4 cup red cabbage
  • 1 1/2 cups shredded carrots
  • 1 1/2 red bell pepper thinly sliced
  • 1 1/2 small English cucumber halved lengthwise and thinly sliced
  • 1 1/2 cup cooked and shelled edamame
  • 3 medium scallions thinly sliced
  • 3/4 cup loosely packed chopped fresh cilantro
  • For the dressing, combine all of the ingredients except the cilantro in the blender and blend until completely smooth. Add the cilantro and blend for a few seconds until the cilantro is chopped.
  • For the salad, combine all of the ingredients in a large bowl and toss to combine.