Napa Cabbage and Snow Pea Slaw

This salad tastes best after chilling in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes.

Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 1 cup)

Ingredients

• Dressing:
• 2  tablespoons  sugar
• 2  tablespoons  fresh lime juice
• 1  tablespoon  fish sauce
• 1  teaspoon  dark sesame oil
• 1/2  teaspoon  grated peeled fresh ginger
• Dash of ground red pepper
• 
  Slaw:
• 4  cups  (1/4-inch) slices napa (Chinese) cabbage
• 1/2  cup  snow peas, trimmed and cut lengthwise into (1/8-inch) thin strips
• 1/2  cup  fresh bean sprouts
• 1/2  cup  (1/8-inch) julienne-cut peeled jicama
• 1/4  cup  (1/8-inch) julienne-cut red bell pepper
• 2  tablespoons  thinly sliced green onions
• 2  tablespoons  finely chopped fresh cilantro

Preparation

To prepare dressing, combine first 6 ingredients, stirring with a whisk.

To prepare slaw, combine cabbage and remaining ingredients in a large bowl. Add dressing, and toss well to coat. Chill 30 minutes.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

65 (19% from fat)

Fat:

1.4g (sat 0.2g,mono 0.5g,poly 0.6g)

Protein:

2.2g

Carbohydrate:

12.3g

Fiber:

2.3g

Cholesterol:

0.0mg

Iron:

1.1mg

Sodium:

396mg

Calcium:

86mg