RECIPE | Asian-style cabbage and carrot salad

Serves: 6-8

Ingredients:

1 small red cabbage , sliced

1 medium green cabbage, sliced

2 large carrots, cut julienne style

1 red pepper, cored and cut into thin strips

1 small red onion, thinly sliced

4 spring onions, finely sliced on the diagonal

Topping:

A handful of roasted peanuts

Fresh chilli slices 

Dressing:

125ml (½ cup) vegetable oil

100ml vinegar

15ml (1 tbsp) water

1 - 2 cloves of garlic, crushed

15ml (1 tbsp) grated fresh ginger

1 red chilli, seeded and finely sliced, optional

15ml (1 tbsp) brown sugar or honey

10ml (2 tsp) soy sauce

Dash of finely ground black pepper

Method:

1. Combine the red and green cabbage in a large bowl.
2. Add the carrot, pepper, red onion and spring onions, saving some spring onion for garnish. 
3. Combine all the ingredients for the salad dressing in a bottle with a lid. Shake to mix well.
4. Pour the dressing over the salad and toss to mix through. 
5. Garnish the with peanuts, chillies and reserved spring onion and serve.