Crisp Apple Cabbage Slaw
raw / vegan / gluten-free
Crunchy, tangy, and slightly sweet–this light and crisp apple cabbage slaw is not your average cream-smothered affair. Its light and fresh and has had everyone coming back for seconds! It’s the perfect crunchy complement to veggie burgers (I like Morning Star), BBQ tempeh, or my soul-warming creamy red lentils. And, of course, it’s also 100% vegan. No eggs and no dairy.
This slaw is also incredibly easy to make. It requires just one knife, one cutting board, and one bowl. It pretty much doesn’t get more minimal, and this recipe pretty much saved my life during grad school when I’d come home starving. I’d heat up some of my red lentils, make this 10 minute slaw, and be eating faster than takeout could arrive.
These days, I love it for long drive days when you’ll find me throwing it together in the trailer’s tiny kitchen… on the side of the highway (hopefully with a good view!).
Crisp Apple Cabbage Slaw
Set out a large salad bowl, and shred the purple cabbage into it using the side of a box grater with the largest holes or a sharp knife.
Next, finely dice the two apples into the bowl. Note that you can simply grate the apples into the bowl, but the result will be a softer, less crunchy slaw.
Now chop the herbs and add them to the bowl along with the raisins and cinnamon.
Mix the cabbage, apples, herbs, raisins, and cinnamon to incorporate. If you’d like to prepare this dish in advance, you can stop here and store the slaw overnight in the refrigerator covered.
Just before serving, drizzle the maple syrup and lime juice over the whole mixture, one at a time. Mix well to spread the liquids evenly throughout the slaw.
Serving Size 1/6 recipe
Servings 6
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories 106
- % Daily Value *
- Total Fat 0g
- Cholesterol 0mg
- Sodium 28mg2%
- Potassium 279mg8%
- Total Carbohydrate 22g8%
- Dietary Fiber 3g12%
- Sugars 12g
- Protein 2g4%
- Vitamin A 22%
- Vitamin C 96%
- Calcium 6%
- Iron 7%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Ingredients
Directions
Set out a large salad bowl, and shred the purple cabbage into it using the side of a box grater with the largest holes or a sharp knife.
Next, finely dice the two apples into the bowl. Note that you can simply grate the apples into the bowl, but the result will be a softer, less crunchy slaw.
Now chop the herbs and add them to the bowl along with the raisins and cinnamon.
Mix the cabbage, apples, herbs, raisins, and cinnamon to incorporate. If you’d like to prepare this dish in advance, you can stop here and store the slaw overnight in the refrigerator covered.
Just before serving, drizzle the maple syrup and lime juice over the whole mixture, one at a time. Mix well to spread the liquids evenly throughout the slaw.
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