Description
A vibrant and crunchy Asian Chopped Salad featuring a colorful mix of romaine, purple cabbage, sugar snap peas, and bell pepper, all tossed in a flavorful homemade Asian Sesame Ginger Dressing. Topped with roasted peanuts and fresh cilantro for an irresistible, refreshing dish perfect as a light meal or side.
Ingredients
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Salad
- 1 medium head romaine lettuce
- 1 1/2 cups purple cabbage, chopped
- 1 cup julienned carrot
- 1 cup sugar snap peas, sliced
- 3 green onions, sliced
- 1 red bell pepper, diced
- 1/3 cup chopped fresh cilantro
- 2/3 cup roasted peanuts
Asian Sesame Ginger Dressing
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon honey or maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon freshly grated ginger
- 1 small garlic clove, minced
- 1 teaspoon toasted sesame seeds (optional)
Instructions
- Prepare the Asian Sesame Ginger Dressing: In a small bowl, whisk together soy sauce, rice vinegar, toasted sesame oil, honey, grated ginger, and minced garlic until well combined. Set aside or refrigerate until ready to use.
- Chop the lettuce and cabbage: Finely chop the romaine lettuce and purple cabbage into small, bite-sized pieces to make the salad easy to scoop and eat. Transfer them to a large salad bowl along with the julienned carrots.
- Slice and dice additional vegetables: Slice the sugar snap peas and green onions thinly. Dice the red bell pepper into small pieces. Roughly chop the fresh cilantro. Add all these vegetables to the bowl with the lettuce and cabbage.
- Add the peanuts and dressing: Sprinkle the roasted peanuts over the salad. Pour the prepared Asian Sesame Ginger Dressing evenly on top.
- Toss and serve: Toss the salad thoroughly to evenly coat all ingredients in the dressing. Garnish with extra toasted sesame seeds, more chopped peanuts, or additional cilantro as desired before serving.
Notes
- For a vegan version, substitute honey in the dressing with maple syrup or agave nectar.
- You can prepare the dressing ahead and refrigerate up to 3 days for convenience.
- Toast peanuts yourself for fresher flavor by heating in a dry skillet over medium heat for 3-5 minutes until golden and fragrant.
- Feel free to add protein like grilled chicken, tofu, or shrimp to make it a complete meal.
- If sugar snap peas are unavailable, substitute with snow peas or thinly sliced green beans.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Salad
- Method: No-Cook
- Cuisine: Asian
Keywords: Asian chopped salad, sesame dressing salad, crunchy salad recipe, healthy Asian salad, no-cook salad
