Vegan Chinese Slaw
This vegan Chinese slaw is full of fresh and zesty Asian flavours white cabbage, carrots and onion in a tart and creamy mayonnaise-based dressing. Spoon onto ripe avocado halves for an easy-to-serve side dish at your next garden party
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This zesty Asian slaw is perfect to enjoy on a sunny day.
It makes a great side dish for a picnic or summer barbecue and will complement a wide range of cuisines.
Serving this vegan Chinese slaw with creamy avocado balances the flavours and gives the dish a nutritious boost.
Alternatively, this slaw could be served alone, enjoyed inside an Asian-inspired vegan burger or hot dog, or used for a tasty rice salad by simply adding it to cold brown rice.
What ingredients are used in vegan Chinese slaw?
The well-known coleslaw features a mixture of white cabbage, carrots and onion in a tart and creamy mayonnaise-based dressing.
This vegan Chinese slaw recipe builds on the classic vegetable base, adding red cabbage, spring onion, yellow pepper, and spinach for a colourful, flavourful salad.
The dressing for this slaw is light and fresh, rather than the heavy, creamy dressing of traditional coleslaw.
Made with mirin, tamarind, toasted sesame oil and Chinese five spice, this Asian-inspired slaw dressing offers rich, deep flavours with warming notes.
Total Time: 30 minutes
Calories: 243
Servings: 4
Rating:
Nutritional information per serving:
Serving size
264g
calories
243
fat
19g
saturates
2.7g
carbs
19g
sugars
5.1g
fibre
10g
protein
4.7g
salt
0.76g
Total Time: 30 minutes
Calories: 243
Servings: 4
Ingredients
Method
Ingredients
(Servings: 4)
- 0.25 0.25 large handful spinach, finely shredded
- 25 25 g white cabbage, shredded
- 25 25 g red cabbage, shredded
- 0.125 0.125 red onion, finely sliced
- 0.25 0.25 large spring onion, finely sliced
- 0.25 0.25 carrot, peeled and grated
- 22.5 22.5 g yellow pepper, finely diced
- 0.25 0.25 lime, zest and juice
- 0.25 0.25 small handful fresh coriander, chopped
- 0.25 0.25 tsp Chinese five spice
- 0.375 0.375 Tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 0.25 0.25 Tbsp soy sauce
- 0.5 0.5 tsp toasted sesame oil
- 0.5 0.5 Tbsp mirin
- 0.25 0.25 Tbsp tamarind paste
- 0.5 0.5 tsp fresh ginger, finely minced
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- To serve
- 0.5 0.5 avocados, halved and pitted
- black sesame seeds
- red chilli, finely diced (optional)
Method
- To make the slaw, combine all the ingredients in a bowl and mix with your hands until well combined.
- Serve by filling half an avocado with the slaw and topping with the sesame seeds and chilli, if using.
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