If you’re in a salad rut and want something more exciting and healthy, this Chinese Coleslaw recipe is terrific. It’s made with nutritious Bok Choy and mixed with carrots, cucumbers, red pepper and crunchy water chestnuts. The homemade dressing is light and low in fat with a sprinkling of fresh ginger and crushed red pepper.
Enjoy this Chinese Coleslaw and stay healthy.
- 3 Tbsp white wine vinegar
- 1 tsp organic raw sugar
- 1 tsp low sodium soy sauce
- ½ tsp minced fresh ginger
- ⅓ tsp Chinese 5 Spice seasoning *
- 1 tsp toasted sesame seeds
- ¼ tsp crushed red pepper flakes
- 2 small Persian cucumbers (or 1 medium cucumber)
- 1 cup of chopped bok choy (leaves and stems)
- ½ cup of shredded peeled carrots
- ½ sweet red pepper, finely chopped
- 1 can (6 oz) sliced water chestnuts (drained)
- 1 tbsp of fresh cilantro leaves, chopped.
- 1-2 tsp of dark sesame oil
- In a large salad bowl, mix together the vinegar, sugar, soy sauce, ginger, 5 spice seasoning, garlic, toasted sesame seeds and red pepper flakes.
- Add the chopped cucumbers, bok choy, carrots, red peppers, sliced water chestnuts, and cilantro.
- Drizzle the sesame oil on top and toss.
To toast sesame seeds, heat a small frying pan and toast, turning for just a couple minutes.
Bok Choy is a staple in Asian cooking. As a cruciferous vegetable, it’s a cancer fighter and is rich in beta-carotene. Beta-carotene helps prevent eye disease, particularly macular degeneration. As a healthy source of fiber, high in vitamins and minerals, it’s also a perfect vegetable to eat if you want to lose weight.
I’m a big fan of baby Bok Choy because it’s so tender. Saute it on a stove with a little olive oil and use it as a side dish as I did with my Wild Salmon recipe.
Do you enjoy eating Bok Choy? How do you like to eat it? Please leave a comment below.
Jade Asian Greens says
June 21, 2013 at 11:56 amLove this! How simple, nutritious and perfectly easy! We’ve shared this today on our Facebook page and linked here so people can see how you made it, and your lovely photography. If you wish, come LIKE us on Facebook for more recipes and tips on super healthy Asian green vegetables like baby bok choy, gai lan, dau miu (pea shoots), yu choy, gai choy, etc.
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Rebecca Forstadt-Olkowski says
June 21, 2013 at 12:37 pmThanks so much. I’m glad you liked the Chinese Coleslaw recipe. I’d love to hear more about your Asian recipes and LIKED your Facebook page. Thanks so much for stopping by. I’ve become a big fan of Bok Choy!