Shaved Cabbage Salad with Tahini Dressing
This shaved cabbage salad with tahini dressing is easy to make and loaded with flavor. Plus, it comes together in under 15 minutes. Making it perfect as a quick lunch recipe or as a simple side dish with dinner.
Ingredients Needed for Shaved Cabbage Salad with Tahini Dressing
Green Cabbage – For this recipe, you’ll need ½ a head of green cabbage. You can use a mandolin to shave it thin, or you can use a sharp knife. You’ll need 2-3 cups of shaved cabbage.
Tahini Dressing – Combine tahini, olive oil, honey, apple cider vinegar, Dijon mustard, salt and warm water. Mix well. For a thinner dressing use a touch more water. Make sure the tahini is well combined before you add it to the mixing bowl.
Sesame Seeds – Garnish the dish with white sesame seeds.
How to Make Shaved Cabbage Salad with Tahini Dressing
Thinly shave about a ½ head of raw green cabbage, add it to a bowl.
In a small mixing bowl, combine tahini, olive oil, honey, apple cider vinegar, Dijon mustard, salt and warm water. Whisk until well combined.
Pour the dressing over the shaved cabbage. Top with sesame seeds and enjoy.
Storage
Best enjoyed immediately. However, extra dressing can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for three to four days. Looking for more salad recipes?
Shaved Cabbage Salad with Tahini Dressing
Ingredients
Green Cabbage
- ½ head green cabbage, shaved thin, about 3 cups
Tahini Dressing
- ¼ cup tahini, mix well before using
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1.5 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 2-4 tablespoons warm water
Garnish
- 1-2 teaspoons sesame seeds
Equipment
- 1 mandolin
- 1 large mixing bowl
- 1 small mixing bowl
Instructions
- Thinly shave about a ½ head of raw green cabbage, add it to a bowl.
- In a small mixing bowl, combine tahini, olive oil, honey, apple cider vinegar, Dijon mustard, salt and warm water. Whisk until well combined.
- Pour the dressing over the shaved cabbage. Top with sesame seeds and enjoy.
3 Comments on “Shaved Cabbage Salad with Tahini Dressing”
This dressing is so easy to make and it tastes so good. I used this salad along with some baked chicken for dinner tonight. I used my last piece of chicken to wipe up all the dressing on my plate.
3 cups of cabbage makes 2 servings? Really???
Yes, 1-1.5 cups raw cabbage is the standard serving size.