Recipe: Sesame Ginger Napa Cabbage Salad

When you hear “salad,” do you automatically picture a bowl of lettuce? Think again! Especially if recent food recalls have made you anxious to enjoy a “salad”, consider other variations that can still give you that crunchy, colorful way to enjoy a meal or side dish. Here is a recent favorite.

Sesame Ginger Napa Cabbage Salad

Try combining:

• Shredded Napa cabbage (it’s similarly crunchy to lettuce and holds up well against dressing)

  
  

  +/- your favorites below:

• Shredded carrots

• Cucumber

• Bell pepper

• Green onions

• Peanuts or cashews

• Sesame seeds

• Mandarin oranges

• Avocado

• Protein choices could include: chicken, steak, pork, salmon, shrimp, edamame, tofu

Top with a premade or homemade dressing with flavors of sesame, ginger, soy and/or garlic. Some store bought options include: 

Wegmans Sesame Ginger Dressing

Pietro Sesame & Miso Dressing

Pietro Ginger Dressing

Trader Joe’s Organic Toasted Sesame Dressing

Aldi Little Salad Bar Ginger Dressing