Spicy Peanut Red Cabbage Slaw

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Source: America's Test Kitchen.

Coleslaw · Peanut · Asian fusion

A vibrant red cabbage slaw in a creamy peanut butter dressing with ginger, garlic and chilli, topped with spring onions.

Prep15 min
Cook0 min
Total15 min
DifficultyEasy
Per serving124 kcal
FreeSource of fibreDairy-freeVegetarianVegan
Servings6Recipe makes 6
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Allergens (EU 14)
GlutenCrustaceansEggsFishPeanutsSoybeansMilkTree nutsCeleryMustardSesameSulphitesLupinMolluscs

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Method

  1. 1

    Make the dressing. Whisk the peanut butter, garlic, ginger, brown sugar, vinegar, chilli flakes and hot water in the bowl until creamy.

  2. 2

    Toss. Add the cabbage and salt and toss well until coated.

  3. 3

    Serve. Scatter with spring onions and serve within a few hours.

Storage

Best on the day; keeps up to 1 day in the fridge but softens. Cool leftovers in a shallow container and refrigerate within 2 hours (within 1 hour on a day above 32°C).

EU nutrition claims

  • Source of fibre: 2.4 g fibre per 100 kcal (needs ≥ 1.5 g)

Per 100 g of the finished dish, worked out from the nutrition per serving and the lowest likely cooked weight (about 122 g a serving), so the true values are, if anything, lower. Thresholds from the Annex to EU Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006. How we decide

Free sugars

Sugar (daily guide)

1.9 g per serving

3.8 % of the 50 g daily maximum · 7.6 % of the ideal 25 g

Free sugars under 50 g a day, ideally about 25 g, based on WHO free-sugar guidance (not endorsed by WHO). The share shown is the share of one serving. WHO

Equipment

  • large bowl
  • whisk

Nutrition per serving Calculated from USDA FoodData Central

Per servingAmount
Energy124 kcal
Protein4.6 g
Carbohydrate13.4 g
of which sugars7.4 g
of which free sugars1.9 g
Fat7 g
of which saturates1.4 g
Fibre3 g
Salt0.7 g

Protein per 100 kcal

3.7 g High protein needs ≥ 5 g per 100 kcal (20% of energy) and ≥ 10 g per serving

Calculated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient values