For Today’s vegan thurday i wanted share my fav and a very healthy salad or slaw . Red cabbage also known as purple cabbage which contains so many health benefits and highly recommended for women as it has antioxidants to kills the cancer cells and prevents breast cancer.
While green cabbage is the most commonly eaten variety of cabbage, highly recommend cabbage is said to be red cabbage because of its added nutritional benefits and its robust hearty flavor. It has been said that health benefits as dietary antioxidants, as an anti-inflammatory, and their potentially protective, preventative, and therapeutic roles in a number of human diseases is high .
So to this healthy veggie i added carrot in this slaw recipe with a sweet and tangy dressing. Serve this flavorful cabbage carrot salad chilled or at room temperature its going to taste yummy . Lets move on to the recipe.
Ingredients
1/4 cup Tofu mayonnaise ( How to prepare ?? click here for recipe )
11/2 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp vinegar or lemon juice
1/2 small head red cabbage, finely chopped or thinly sliced or shredded
1/4 cup shredded or grated carrot
3 tbsp Onion (Chopped finely)
2 tbsp Golden raisins
2 tbsp chopped walnuts
1 tbsp chopped coriander
1/4 tsp pepper pd
Method
- Combine mayonnaise, sugar,pepper and vinegar/lemon juice for dressing and set aside.
- In a bowl, combine the cabbage, carrot,parsley,onion, raisins, and pecans.
- Toss to blend and stir in the tofu mayonnaise mixture.
- Add more mayonnaise, if needed.
- A refreshing and healthy vegan salad is ready to serve !!
Vegaia says
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nayana says
looks so colorful n healthy…today's post : http://nayanas-kitchen-kreations.blogspot.in/2013/09/shepuche-pakode-dill-leaves-pakoda.html
Namita Tiwari says
Hello Manjula, What a riot of colours on your plate. Amazing presentation! And yes, with all the healthy ingredients and the wonderful tofu mayonnaise dressing, it must be delicious too!
Priya R says
Yum salad dear 🙂 looks so pretty and must be so tasty
tinku shaji says
Coleslaw looks so good
Priya Suresh says
Crunchy coleslaw, looks incredible and very colourful.
Preeti Tamilarasan says
wow so colorful da 🙂 will finish that full plate..
Vijayalakshmi Dharmaraj says
looks pretty color of salad da… amazing one…
Happys Cook says
Lovely colour… great recipe, healthy too