Tangled Thai Salad by
Cpeirson
At Fresh we use a turning slicer (spiralizer) to cut the carrot and yellow beets into super-long, thin strands that form a big round tangle of a salad. You probably don’t have a turning slicer at home, so it’s worth getting a julienne peeler, which will give you nice long strands as well. They won’t be mega-long, like ours, but a turning slicer is about $100, and a julienne peeler is only about $10, so it’s a pretty good compromise. If you don’t have either, just cut the vegetables into sticks as thin and long as you can.
This dressing will keep for up to a week in the fridge. It is delicious on the Tangled Thai Salad, but would be equally good on any salad or even poured on top of cold noodles.
Ingredients
Salad:
1 cup chopped napa cabbage
1/3 cup sliced jicama (cut into small sticks)
2/3 cup shredded or spiralized carrot
2/3 cup shredded or spiralized yellow beet
4 tbsp Peanut Lime Dressing (recipe follows)
3 slices cucumber, halved
2 tsp chopped raw peanuts
2 tbsp Fresh Salad Topper (recipe follows)
1 lime wedge
2 to 3 tbsp chopped cilantro
Peanut Lime Dressing (makes 1 cup):
3 cloves garlic, minced (about 1 tbsp)
2 tbsp tightly packed cilantro
2 tbsp natural peanut butter
2 tbsp + 2 tsp lime juice
1 tbsp + 1/2 tsp tamari
1 tbsp rice vinegar
1 tbsp peeled and chopped ginger
2 tsp coconut milk
1 1/2 tsp organic sugar
3/4 tsp sesame oil
3/4 tsp sambal oelek
1/2 cup sunflower oil
1 cup
chopped napa cabbage
1/3 cup
sliced jicama (cut into small sticks)
2/3 cup
shredded or spiralized carrot
2/3 cup
shredded or spiralized yellow beet
4 tbsp
Peanut Lime Dressing (recipe follows)
3
slices cucumber, halved
2 tsp
chopped raw peanuts
2 tbsp
Fresh Salad Topper (recipe follows)
1
lime wedge
2
to 3 tbsp chopped cilantro
3
cloves garlic, minced (about 1 tbsp)
2 tbsp
tightly packed cilantro
2 tbsp
natural peanut butter
2 tbsp
+ 2 tsp lime juice
1 tbsp
+ 1/2 tsp tamari
1 tbsp
rice vinegar
1 tbsp
peeled and chopped ginger
2 tsp
coconut milk
1
1/2 tsp organic sugar
3/4 tsp
sesame oil
3/4 tsp
sambal oelek
1/2 cup
sunflower oil
Instructions
Salad:
1. Put napa cabbage in a large, shallow serving bowl (or plate). Top with jicama.
2. Pile the carrot and beet on top and drizzle with dressing.
3. Garnish with the cucumber, peanuts, Salad Topper, lime, and cilantro.
Dressing:
1. In a blender, puree all ingredients except the sunflower oil.
2. With blender running, add sunflower oil in a thin stream until dressing is emulsified.