Thai Salad with Peanut Lime Dressing
Ingredients
For Peanut Lime Dressing:
- 1/4 cup Creamy Peanut Butter low fat or regular, whatever you like
- 2 and 1/2 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon EACH: sesame oil toasted sesame seeds, AND red pepper flakes
- 3 tablespoons EACH: lime juice sugar AND chopped cilantro
- 1 and 1/2 tablespoons Soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons EACH: canola oil AND honey
- 1 tablespoon EACH: minced garlic AND freshly grated ginger
For the Salad:
- 5 cups Napa cabbage shredded coleslaw mix works too
- 2 cups Red Cabbage
- 1 Red bell pepper thinly sliced
- 1 cup shelled edamame* see note
- 3 scallions thinly sliced on the diagonal
- 3 whole carrots shredded
Instructions
- For the dressing: In a medium bowl, combine the peanut butter, rice vinegar, sesame oil, lime juice, soy sauce, canola oil, sugar and honey and whisk until smooth. Add the red pepper flakes, garlic, ginger, cilantro, and sesame seeds and mix until combined. Alternately, you can combine all ingredients in a blender and process until completely smooth. Let dressing rest for 10 minutes before tossing with salad.
- For the Salad: In a large bowl, combine all ingredients, toss. Right before serving, drizzle peanut lime dressing over the top and toss.
Notes
- Edamame: found in the frozen veggie section at grocery stores. Look near the frozen green beans and such.
