Asian Slaw with Peanut Sesame Ginger Dressing (2024)

This Asian Slaw is crispy, crunchy and tossed in the most flavorful Peanut Sesame Ginger Dressing. This Asian coleslaw recipe is easy to make and great served as a side dish or main salad.

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This colorful Asian Slaw is packed full of crisp cabbage, carrots, bell peppers, tasty edamame, sesame seeds, crunchy peanuts and fresh cilantro. The amazing Asian style peanut sesame ginger dressing is creamy, super tasty and honestly one of my favorite dressings. I use it for this coleslaw recipe and for many other salads.

This healthy Asian coleslaw recipe is the perfect side dish to pile on when serving with grilled meats, ribs, rice dishes, noodles, spicy curries and to top chicken or pulled pork sandwiches. You can also serve this fantastic Asian Slaw for lunch or dinner as a main dish topped with your favorite protein. I love serving it for dinner with this Korean Grilled Flank Steak or with Crispy Baked Tofu.

This light Asian Slaw is always a crowd pleaser and the perfect make ahead dish to serve at parties, picnics and potlucks. Trust me everyone will be asking you for the recipe!

Ingredients To Make Asian Slaw

For the Asian Coleslaw

• Green Cabbage –Shredded.
• Purple Cabbage – Shredded.
• Carrots – Shredded.
• Red Bell Pepper – Thinly sliced. You can use yellow or orange bell peppers.
• Edamame –Shelled.
• Scallions –also known as green onions, thinly sliced.
• Peanuts –You can use salted or unsalted, roasted or raw peanuts.
• Cilantro –If you don’t like the taste of cilantro, use fresh parsley instead.
• Sesame Seeds –I like to toast the sesame seeds in a dry skillet before using them. It really wakes up their flavor.

For The Peanut Sesame Ginger Dressing

• Rice Wine Vinegar
• Ginger – Fresh.
• Garlic – Fresh.
• Oil – Vegetable, canola or avocado oil can be used.
• Sesame Oil – Asian toasted sesame oil.
• Peanut Butter – Smooth is best but you can also use crunchy.
• Soy Sauce – You can also use gluten free tamari.
• Honey

How To Make This Asian Slaw and Dressing

To Make The Peanut Sesame Ginger Dressing

• Simply whisk all the dressing ingredients together in a small bowl and set aside.

To Make The Asian Coleslaw

• To make this homemade coleslaw you can use purple cabbage and green cabbage (red cabbage works also). If you only have one type of cabbage, that is fine too but the combination of both makes for a very pretty dish. Shred the cabbage thinly with the help of a mandolin, a food processor fitted with the shredding blade or with a sharp knife. You can also shred the cabbage with a mandolin or with a grater.
• Mix all the slaw ingredients.
• Toss with the Peanut sesame ginger dressing.

If you love coleslaw, take a look at these recipes:

• Cilantro Lime Coleslaw
• Crunchy Asian Ramen Noodle Salad.

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• Satay with Spicy Peanut Sauce
• Thai Red Curry Chicken with Vegetables
• Ahi Tuna Poke Bowl with Citrus Ponzu
• Honey Miso Glazed Salmon
• Asian Chicken Lettuce Wraps