{"id":13135,"date":"2015-05-13T05:00:34","date_gmt":"2015-05-13T11:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blissfulbasil.com\/?p=13135"},"modified":"2021-04-27T13:41:28","modified_gmt":"2021-04-27T19:41:28","slug":"napa-cabbage-salad-with-sweet-tamari-sesame-dressing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blissfulbasil.com\/napa-cabbage-salad-with-sweet-tamari-sesame-dressing\/","title":{"rendered":"Napa Cabbage Salad with Sweet Tamari-Sesame Dressing"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The name of this salad doesn't do it justice. It's so much more than a salad with dressing. It's crisp, refreshing, sweet, tangy, crunchy, and the kind of salad that you'll devour with swift, uninterrupted fork-to-mouth movements.<\/p>\n

This salad is modeled off of that addictive napa cabbage salad that typically incorporates\u00a0bits of crunchy\u00a0ramen noodles. Do you know the one I'm talking about? I first fell in love with that salad as a little girl when my step aunt brought it to a Thanksgiving gathering. She's brought it every year since, and it's always the first dish to disappear.<\/p>\n

The flavor of this salad is very similar but with a slight twist on the dressing. White sugar is replaced by vitamin-rich grade B maple syrup. Cold-pressed olive oil takes the place of canola oil. Tamari sits in for soy sauce to keep things gluten-free.<\/p>\n

In place of the ramen noodles, you'll find crunchy sunflower seeds. I also\u00a0added red peppers, carrots, and cilantro to perk up the freshness and color. The result is a refreshingly crisp and crunchy salad with a tangy and sweet vinaigrette. It's packed with flavor, easy to make, and I can't get enough of it at the moment.<\/p>\n

The recipe makes enough for 3 to 4 light meal-sized servings but could easily\u00a0serve 6 to 8 as a side. Dan and I devoured the entire recipe in a few hours this past Saturday. The plan was to have it for lunch, but we went back in for seconds as a sort of pre-dinner\/late afternoon snack, and both of us drank the\u00a0lingering dressing that collected in the bottoms of our bowls. Too good to waste!<\/p>\n

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This napa cabbage salad is crisp, refreshing, sweet, tangy, crunchy, and addictive. It's modeled off of that addictive napa cabbage salad that typically incorporates bits of crunchy ramen noodles.<\/span>The flavor of this salad is very similar to that old-school favorite but with a slight twist on the dressing. White sugar is replaced by vitamin-rich grade B maple syrup. Cold-pressed olive oil takes the place of canola oil. Tamari sits in for soy sauce to keep things gluten-free. <\/span>In place of the ramen noodles, you'll find crunchy sunflower seeds. I also added red peppers, carrots, and cilantro to perk up the freshness and color. The result is a refreshingly crisp and crunchy salad with a tangy and sweet vinaigrette. <\/span>The recipe makes enough for 3 to 4 light meal-sized servings but could easily serve 6 to 8 as a side. <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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<\/g><\/svg><\/span> Prep Time <\/span>25 minutes<\/span><\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span><\/div>
<\/g><\/svg><\/span> Total Time <\/span>25 minutes<\/span><\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n
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<\/g><\/svg><\/span> Servings <\/span>4<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n

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Napa Cabbage Salad<\/h4>