Sweet and Sour Apple Cabbage Salad

Need an easy and healthy meal idea for your busy weekdays? This super delicious sweet and sour apple cabbage salad is quick to make, has a ton of flavor, crunch, and uses fresh ingredients.

Best of all, you can have a huge serving without the guilt because it is packed with fruit and veggies.

We are taking a break from apple pies and cheesecakes for a day and chowing on this savory Japanese salad because we need to make room for tomorrow's sweet treat.

Combined with cabbage, cheese, raisins, and toasted sesame seeds, they give this salad a perfect crunch and sweetness to offset the tangy dressing.

Did you know, in Japan, sesame sits on most tables and is used as a flavoring, much as salt and pepper are used in the West? So, please don't skip it in this recipe. It ties the flavors together.

🛒 Ingredients and Notes

• coleslaw mix
• distilled white vinegar
• olive oil
• yellow mustard
• salt and pepper
• sesame seeds
• apple
• lemon
• Swiss cheese
• raisins

🔪 Instructions

1. Place coleslaw mix in a large bowl.
2. In a small bowl, whisk together vinegar, olive oil, mustard, salt, and pepper.
3. Pour over coleslaw mix and toss to coat.
4. Toast sesame seeds in a dry skillet over medium heat for 3-5 minutes or until lightly browned, stirring occasionally.
5. Meanwhile, slice the cheese and apples. Squeeze lemon juice over apples to prevent browning.
6. Add cheese, apples, and raisins to the cabbage mix, then toss in toasted sesame seeds.

• Remove the larger, tough pieces of cabbage from the coleslaw mix. Alternatively, replace the mix with half of a cabbage head and slice thinly using a serrated knife, a food processor with a shredding blade, or box grater.
• You can toast sesame seeds by baking on an ungreased baking sheet at 350 F for 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned. Watch to avoid scorching.

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Sweet and Sour Apple Cabbage Salad

By Jas

This super delicious sweet and sour apple cabbage salad is made quick, has a ton of flavor, crunch, and uses fresh ingredients.

5 from 3 votes

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Total Time 15 minutes mins

Course Salad

Cuisine Japanese

Yields 4 servings

Calories 373 kcal

EQUIPMENT

• Mixing bowls
• Cutting board
• Kitchen knife

Ingredients

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US Customary - Metric

• ▢ 14 oz. (1 package) coleslaw mix
• ▢ 1 tablespoon distilled white vinegar
• ▢ 4 tablespoon olive oil
• ▢ 1 tablespoon yellow mustard
• ▢ salt and pepper to taste
• ▢ 2 tablespoons sesame seeds, toasted
• ▢ 1 apple, cored and cut into ¼ inch sections or chopped
• ▢ ½ lemon
• ▢ 4 oz. Swiss cheese, cut into ¼ inch sections or cubed
• ▢ 3 oz. raisins

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Instructions

• Place coleslaw mix in a large bowl.
• In a small bowl, whisk together vinegar, olive oil, mustard, salt, and pepper.
• Pour over coleslaw mix and toss to coat.
• Toast sesame seeds in a dry skillet over medium heat for 3-5 minutes or until lightly browned, stirring occasionally.
• Meanwhile, slice the cheese and apples. Squeeze lemon juice over apples to prevent from browning.
• Add cheese, apples, and raisins to the cabbage mix, then toss in toasted sesame seeds.
• This super delicious sweet and sour apple cabbage salad is made quick, has a ton of flavor, crunch and uses fresh ingredients.

Notes

• Remove the larger, tough pieces of cabbage from the coleslaw mix. Alternatively, replace the mix with half of a cabbage head and slice thinly using a serrated knife, a food processor with a shredding blade, or box grater.
• You can toast sesame seeds by baking on an ungreased baking sheet at 350 F for 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned. Watch to avoid scorching.

Nutrition

Calories: 373kcal (19%) | Carbohydrates: 33g (11%) | Protein: 11g (22%) | Fat: 24g (37%) | Saturated Fat: 7g (35%) | Cholesterol: 26mg (9%) | Sodium: 122mg (5%) | Potassium: 452mg (13%) | Fiber: 6g (24%) | Sugar: 9g (10%) | Vitamin A: 355IU (7%) | Vitamin C: 46.7mg (57%) | Calcium: 315mg (32%) | Iron: 1.9mg (11%)

Keyword Apple and cabbage salad, cabbage salad, Japanese salad with apples, cabbage, and cheese

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