A crisp pointed cabbage salad with rocket, avocado, edamame and salted almonds – topped with a wonderfully creamy spicy ranch dressing.
Simple, crisp and crunchy – and the perfect side for chicken, pan-fried salmon, a steak or a summer barbecue.
Pointed cabbage (also sold as sweetheart or hispi cabbage) is available all year round and looks beautiful in salads – mix green and red if you can find both; the two colours play off each other nicely.
Pointed cabbage salads are among my favourite salads: I love the crunch, the flavour and how few ingredients it takes to make a really good salad.
Pointed cabbage salad with spicy ranch dressing
Ingredients
Pointed cabbage salad
- 1/2 large pointed cabbage, ideally a mix of red and green
- 2-3 handfuls rocket
- 200 g shelled edamame beans, defrosted
- 2 avocados, diced
- 2 spring onions, finely sliced
- 1 handful salted almonds – click here
Spicy ranch dressing
- 250 ml crème fraîche
- 50 ml good-quality mayonnaise
- 2 tbsp chives, finely chopped
- 1 tbsp parsley, finely chopped
- 1 tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 2-3 tsp hot chilli sauce – I use Tabasco Sriracha sauce
- 1 tsp mild chilli powder
- 1/4 tsp onion powder
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder
- Salt and pepper
Method
Spicy ranch dressing
- Stir the crème fraîche, mayonnaise, lemon juice, freshly chopped herbs and spices together in a bowl. Season with salt and pepper.
- Add the chilli sauce – start with 2 teaspoons if you prefer, and taste as you go so it doesn’t become too hot for your liking.
- Keep the dressing in the fridge until serving, and let it stand for a couple of hours if you can, so the flavours develop.
Pointed cabbage salad
- Shred the cabbage finely and toss it with the rocket, diced avocado, spring onions and edamame beans.
- Top with roughly chopped salted almonds and the spicy ranch dressing – and serve with extra dressing on the side and a sprinkling of parsley, if you like.
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Lækker salat og dressing
Hej Jette
Tusind tak for de søde ord, hvor er det dejligt at høre 🙂
Warm wishes, Dianna
Super lækker salat. Herhjemme nydes den din pulled chicken