Thai-style Peanut Cabbage Salad

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons water
• 4 garlic cloves, peeled and chopped (not pressed)
• 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1/4 cup lime juice
• 2 tablespoons peanut oil
• 1 teaspoon fresh ginger, grated
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 lb green beans, blanched
• 4 cups baby spinach
• 2 cups green cabbage, thinly sliced
• 3 green onions, sliced
• 1/2 red pepper, slivered
• 2/3 cup dry roasted peanuts, rough chopped
• 1/4 cup basil, chopped (optional)
• 1 (1 ounce) package roasted vegetable chips (such as terra) or 1 (1 ounce) package sweet potato chips, lightly crushed (such as terra)

Recipe

• 1 to make the dressing, combine brown sugar, water, garlic and pepper flakes in a jar with a lid. add remaining dressing ingredients. shake well. or you can whisk the ingredients in a medium bowl.
• 2 to make the salad, toss together all salad ingredients except peanuts, basil, and vegetable chips.
• 3 immediately before serving, drizzle about two-thirds of dressing over salad. toss well. sprinkle with roasted peanuts, herbs and vegetable chips. pass remaining dressing at the table.