Thai Coleslaw

Having eaten this wonderful Thai inspired salad last Saturday at the Stellenbosch Slow Food Market, I went and got all the ingredients this morning and made a similar salad for lunch today. I read this recipe first at the  Rawlicious recipe book. Its a whole bunch of grating here..  but definitely worthwhile the effort

The quantities  given here is enough to invite 4  people for a lekka lunch :)

2 c red cabbage grated

2 c green cabbage grated

2 c carrots grated

2 c courgettes grated

1 med red onion (chopped)

4 spring onions sliced

1 c loosely packed coriander

handful cashews

handful roasted nu-seeds

2 Tbsp sesame seeds (should have been black ones, but didn't have)

Thai Salad Dressing 

The following goes into your blender:

1 red pepper

1 c olive oil ( I used 1/2 cup)

1 heaped tsp chilli flakes

Juice of 1 lemon

3 tbsp rice vinegar

3 tbsp tamarind paste

3 tbsp soy sauce

2 tbsp honey ( I used Advantage artificial sweetener)

3 garlic cloves

3 cm fresh ginger

1 tsp curry powder

1 tbsp coriander

salt to taste

I know it sounds like a big mission with all these ingredients..  but just chucking them directly into your blender is really not to much of a bother.

This makes a lots of dressing and you won't even have to use it all at once. It keeps in the fridge for a long time and you can use it in other salads as well.

For lunch I weighed 150 g of this salad and accompanied it with 90 g of smoked snoek.. Delicious and really filling !