This Napa salad recipe originally came from Megan, but I’ve adapted it a bit. I don’t use the toasted Ramon noodles anymore – it’s always nice to buy less that comes in packages, and if I can get by without using unsprouted or unsoaked grains, I try to – I think the crispy almonds or pecans give it enough of a tasty crunch.
- 1 head of Napa cabbage, cleaned and sliced
- Green onions – however many you’d like
- Crispy nuts
- Optional: dried cherries, slivered carrots, sesame seeds soaked like you do crispy nuts, organic broccoli slaw mix, mandarin oranges
- Toss all together
Asian Vinaigrette Dressing:
- 1 c. oil (I use half olive and half expeller pressed sesame oil – if you use coconut oil it will harden when it hits the cool salad, trust me.)
- 1/2 c. raw organic apple cider vinegar
- 2-3 T. fermented soy sauce
- 1/2 c. organic palm sugar
Do you make a similar recipe? How is yours different? I love new ideas for salads. Here are more Healthy Salad variations!
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Zeke 06.02.09 at 3:22 am
What is broccoli slaw mix? I have never heard of this. Please enlighten me.
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Kelly 06.02.09 at 7:30 am
Good morning Zeke,
Where do you live? Or were you really up at 3:22 am? I thought I was the only wacko who stayed up too late sometimes.
Broccoli slaw mix: look in the organic bagged salad section at your grocery store – even my kids like it, but they wouldn’t touch broccoli.
For us it’s something we buy once in a while in the winter when there are NO fresh options.
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Catherine 06.02.09 at 11:23 am
I used to love a recipe that was very similar to this. Although it was for an Asian Tuna Wrap. The additional ingredients you can add to make it “out of this world” would be to add pineapple junks and tuna to the salad and a tablespoon of peanut butter to the dressing.
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Julie 06.02.09 at 5:22 pm
I like to add fresh chopped garlic and or ginger to the dressing. Always trying to get more of those in the diet, too.
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Jen 06.02.09 at 8:02 pm
This sounds yummy! I’m one of those late night/early morning wackos too. And yes, the pic looks beautiful!!!
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Kelly 06.02.09 at 11:33 pm
Catherine, I’ll have to try that, it sounds funky! (I love funky stuff – things that sound odd and end up tasting great together.)
Julie, I think garlic and ginger would be great, too!
Jen, I wish I could sleep in, that would make my late nights more enjoyable!
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elaine 06.05.09 at 10:47 pm
Hi Kelly~
Can’t wait to try this – we just got Napa cabbage in our CSA delivery.
I’ve got “cold pressed Sesame Oil” but wondered what the difference was between that and the “expeller pressed” you noted? Sorry if I’m asking a basic question – I’m still in the learning curve
Thanks for your terrific blog!!
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Kelly 06.09.09 at 12:24 pm
Hi Elaine!
Your question isn’t basic at all – I had no idea, and still don’t! All I know is that in all the Nourishing Traditions reading I’ve done, it always calls for the expeller pressed…sorry I’m not more help! No luck googling, either. (I use Spectrum Naturals brand.)
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