Asian Coleslaw With Peanuts and Mandarin Oranges

Kittencalskitchen's Note:

You can use canned mandarin oranges in place of fresh, and add in a bit of sugar to the dressing. Plan ahead this salad needs to chill for a minimum of 3 hours.

• Total Time: 3 hrs
• Prep Time: 3 hrs
• Cook Time: 0 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

• ½ cup vegetable oil
• ¼ cup rice vinegar
• 2 tablespoons sesame oil
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger (heaping)
• 2 teaspoons soy sauce
• salt and pepper
• 7 cups napa cabbage , thinly sliced
• 6 -7 green onions , chopped
• 6 -8 ounces snow peas , stringed and thinly sliced lengthwise
• 1 large red bell pepper , thinly sliced
• 2 mandarin oranges , separated into sections (can use more)
• 1 cup roasted peanuts (can use more)

Directions:

1. Whisk the first 5 ingredients in a small bowl and season with salt and pepper.
2. In a large bowl mix together cabbage all all remaining veggies (except the oranges and peanuts).
3. Pour the dressing over the cabbage mixture and toss to coat (you might not want to use the whole amount of dressing).
4. Season with salt and pepper.
5. Cover and refrigerate for a minimum of 3 hours.
6. Just before serving add/mix in the peanuts and mandarin oranges.

Reviews

[rosslare]

Very nice and colorfull slaw. I liked the idea of mandarins and peanuts in it. The only problem was, the dressing was very mild and even after refrigerating for hours, the endresult was somewhat bland. I fortified it up with more vinegar and some sugar. But, I think it needs bit more than that.

[Deb's Recipes]

We really enjoyed this delicious and festive-looking salad as part of a summertime barbeque! I used an 11-ounce can of drained mandarin oranges with a dash of sugar and added a package of broken up ramen noodles (NOT the ramen flavor packet) for texture. The salad dressing is very tasty. I added maybe three-fourths of it several hours in advance of our meal ~ The salad tasted even better the second day!