A simple healthy recipe for Asian Slaw – easy and crunchy, this vegan slaw can be made ahead and is delicious alongside miso salmon, or these easy salmon cakes,  ginger tofu, or stuffed into tacos or added to buddha bowls—a great way to add more cruciferous veggies into our everyday meals. See our 25+ Amazing Cabbage Recipes!

Easy Crunchy Asian Slaw- a simple vegan slaw with the BEST SLAW DRESSING EVER that can be made ahead! Serve this alongside fish, tofu, or chicken or stuffed into tacos, topped onto burgers, or added to buddha bowls. A great way to add more veggies into your everyday meals. #slaw #asianslaw #veganslaw #easyslaw #tacoslaw

This Asian Cabbage Slaw is easy to make and packed full of flavor! A wonderful excuse to purchase one of those stunning cabbages at the farmers’ market. It’s also a fantastic way to use up all the stray veggies in the fridge- that remaining half cabbage, the stray carrot or parsnip, or the leftover bell pepper.

If you are part of a CSA or shop at the farmers market, many of the veggies you’ll find there can be added to this slaw – like kohlrabi, turnips, beets, or brussels sprouts. Such an easy, useful way to add more veggies into our everyday diet.

How to Make Asian Slaw! | video

Why I love this recipe: The Asian Slaw Dressing!

The Asian Slaw Dressing is the best! Not only is it made with accessible ingredients you most likely have in your pantry, it seems to have the right balance of sweet, tart and depth with just a little heat. And of course, you can personalize it even further to your own tastes.

Asian Slaw Ingredients!

  • Cabbage (any type will work here- purple, green, napa, etc)  and/or other shreddable veggies- carrots, bell pepper, snow peas, kohlrabi, jicama, broccoli “slaw”, etc.
  • Cilantro – adds so much flavor here!
  • Scallions- or sub-thinly sliced onion
  • Olive oil and toasted sesame oil
  • Rice wine vinegarrice wine vinegar is milder than most other vinegars and less acidic.
  • Sweetener-  maple syrup,  honey, brown rice syrup, or agave
  • Soy sauce (or GF alternative like Braggs or Coconut Amino Acids)
  • Fresh garlic
  • Fresh ginger
  • Salt
  • Chili paste (optional)

Time-saving Slaw Tips

  • If short on time, many grocery stores offer gourmet “slaw mixes” already pre-shredded! These are perfect for this recipe: brussel sprouts slaw, broccoli slaw, carrot slaw… you get the idea. It’s a basic recipe designed to be used as a base for your own creations.
  • To save time, use ginger paste (in a tube) and garlic paste if you like!

Easy Crunchy Asian Slaw- a simple vegan slaw with the BEST SLAW DRESSING EVER that can be made ahead! Serve this alongside fish, tofu, or chicken or stuffed into tacos, topped onto burgers, or added to buddha bowls. A great way to add more veggies into your everyday meals. #slaw #asianslaw #veganslaw #easyslaw #tacoslaw

What I love about this easy Asian Slaw is if I’m in a hurry, I know I can grab a bag of slaw mix from the grocery store, and whip this up in 10 minutes- a healthy, light salad that goes with so many things. The leftover slaw stays crunchy and seems to even get better with time.

Easy Crunchy Asian Slaw- a simple vegan slaw with the BEST SLAW DRESSING EVER that can be made ahead! Serve this alongside fish, tofu, or chicken or stuffed into tacos, topped onto burgers, or added to buddha bowls. A great way to add more veggies into your everyday meals. #slaw #asianslaw #veganslaw #easyslaw #tacoslaw

What to serve with Asian Slaw

Easy Crunchy Asian Slaw- a simple vegan slaw with the BEST SLAW DRESSING EVER that can be made ahead! Serve this alongside fish, tofu, or chicken or stuffed into tacos, topped onto burgers, or added to buddha bowls. A great way to add more veggies into your everyday meals. #slaw #asianslaw #veganslaw #easyslaw #tacoslaw

This is also a great way to use up stray veggies in the fridge, incorporating more nutrients into the slaw- salad turnips, kohlrabi, jicama, radishes… pretty much anything crunchy!

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Hope you are having a great week, finding the beauty in what surrounds you. Even if it is simply in the face of cabbage, a beautiful, giant edible flower full of healing nutrients.

xoxo

Sylvia

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Easy Crunchy Asian Slaw- a simple vegan slaw with the BEST SLAW DRESSING EVER that can be made ahead! Serve this alongside fish, tofu, or chicken or stuffed into tacos, topped onto burgers, or added to buddha bowls. A great way to add more veggies into your everyday meals. #slaw #asianslaw #veganslaw #easyslaw #tacoslaw

Easy Crunchy Asian Slaw (w/ BEST Asian Dressing!)

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  • Author: Sylvia Fountaine | Feasting at Home
  • Prep Time: 20
  • Total Time: 20 minutes
  • Yield: 6 1x
  • Category: Salad, vegan, slaw, dressing
  • Method: tossed
  • Cuisine: Asian
  • Diet: Vegan

Description

Easy Crunchy Asian Slaw with the Best Asian Dressing! A simple vegan slaw with that can be made in 20 minutes and made ahead! Serve this alongside fish, tofu, or chicken or stuffed into tacos, topped onto burgers, or added to buddha bowls.


Ingredients

Units Scale
  • 1 lb shredded cabbage -roughly 6-7 cups (see notes)
  • 3 scallions, sliced
  • 1 cup cilantro, chopped (or sub Italian Parsley)

Asian Slaw Dressing:

  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 13 teaspoons toasted sesame oil (start conservatively add more to taste at the end)
  • 1/4 cup rice wine vinegar
  • 3 tablespoons honey (for vegan-substitute maple syrup or agave)
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce (or GF alternative like Braggs or Coconut Amino Acids)
  • 1 garlic clove, finely minced ( use a garlic press)
  • 1 tablespoon ginger, finely chopped
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon chili flakes or chili paste ( optional)

Optional toppings:


Instructions

  1. Toss slaw ingredients together in a large bowl. Add cilantro and scallions.
  2. Whisk Asian Slaw Dressing ingredients together in a small bowl.
  3. Pour dressing into slaw and toss well. Taste, adjust salt, honey and sesame oil to taste.
  4.  Garnish with sesame seeds and/ or nuts.

Notes

  1. Feel free to Substitute shredded carrots, bell pepper, snow peas, broccoli slaw, shredded Brussels sprouts, for part of the cabbage. ( For example, I’ll often do 5 cups cabbage, 1 cup carrots, 1 cup bell pepper)
  2. Salad will keep up to 3-4 days in the fridge.

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 cup
  • Calories: 179
  • Sugar: 14.9 g
  • Sodium: 297.9 mg
  • Fat: 11.8 g
  • Saturated Fat: 2.9 g
  • Carbohydrates: 18.6 g
  • Fiber: 2 g
  • Protein: 2.1 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.3 mg

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Comments

  1. I don’t typically leave comments, but I wanted to for this recipe. I make this all the time especially for parties. I always receive tons of compliments and am asked for the recipe all the time. Thank you for this delicious recipe! I love how you can use whatever veggies are on hand!






    1. I’m so glad you are enjoying this Julia! Appreciate the comment and rating.

  2. I swapped vegan mayo for the olive oil for a creamy version, and added some gochujang paste. This was *chef’s kiss* perfect on Korean tacos.

  3. delicious! I used slaw mix from the grocery, added another matchstick carrot, some finely chopped broccoli, frozen peas and the cilantro. Loved it, lots of dressing leftover for another time. I have been making another asian slaw for years, but the is my new go to. Thanks for a great recipe.






  4. Made this with purple cabbage, two bell peppers, a couple radishes, and a half jalapeño. I subbed dried habanero flakes for red pepper flakes, but the heat balanced well with the flavors of the dressing. There was enough dressing left over to have added another 2 cups of veggies, or to enjoy on other dishes. Delicious, versatile side that I’ll make many more times.






    1. Thanks Crystal- appreciate this. And miss seeing your beautiful self around here!

  5. OMGOSH THIS IS SO GOOD! I chopped up red Cabbage, Broccoli, and shredded carrots! For a single person (og was gonna use it for lettuce wraps), the 1/2 portion is PERFECT! It’s so fresh, crunchy, and the dressing is just… oof. SO GOOD. This will be an easy summer go-to! ♥️

  6. This salad is delicious! Unfortunately, I wasn’t paying attention when I grabbed the red wine vinegar instead of rice wine vinegar… 🙄 I’ll definitely make it with rice wine next time, but to my surprise, it wasn’t a total fail – It’s still really good! I can only imagine how good it will be with rice, wine vinegar!! Thanks for posting this great recipe! And also for the cooking mode, that is a game changer!!

  7. I made this for a Father’s Day dinner this past Sunday, and it was a huge hit – everyone loved it! The dressing truly is the best. I had a little dressing left over and have been using it on my lunch salads this week. Fabulous slaw. It will definitely be in my regular rotation.






    1. Lighter vinegars like apple cider, champagne vinegar, white wine vinegar will all work. You may need to add a little less or taste and add more sweetener if needed.

  8. Delicious, refreshing and crunchy. Can make as much slaw as you need and the dressing keeps. Another winner!






    1. Appreciate all the comments Robert! Glad you like this slaw, a good one!

  9. This slaw is amazing!! Tangy, sweet, with a kick. This is a new favorite in my kitchen for sure!






  10. I made this for a potluck with cabbage from my garden and veggies from my fridge. I didn’t have any fresh garlic on hand, so I used dried, but it was delicious anyway. I will absolutely make this again.

  11. Fantastic, easy and so delicious! Very quick and jolly to assemble and the whole family loved it. Thanks again Sylvia! X






  12. Made this to go with Asian Chicken made on the grill and everyone liked it. It has a good balance of flavors. I used premade coleslaw mix and followed the recipe from there. Topped with toasted sesame seeds and roasted peanuts.

  13. I’ve made this Asian Slaw several times. Each time having to find it and your website. But now “I’ve signed up” so I can save it to my favorites. This slaw is delicious. Always a hit. I serve it with a marinated pork tenderloin💯🎯

    If you haven’t tried this you should ❤️






  14. Haven’t combined the slaw with wet ingredients yet, but just taste tested the dressing. Yummy!!






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