Cabbage and Chickpea Salad in Thai-Style Peanut Dressing

Cabbage and Chickpea Salad in Thai-Style Peanut Dressing is colorful, crunchy, and perfect to keep you full over lunch. Make it your main serving as a salad or serve it as a side to a main dish. The peanutty dressing is delightful and will keep you back, bite after bite!

Who doesn’t love the crunch and punch of a good salad? Cabbage and Chickpea Salad in Thai-Style Peanut Dressing had both. The crunch comes from some fab veggies – cabbage, cucumber, and bell pepper, while the punch comes from a dreamy, peanutty dressing that leaves you wanting more.

I’ve been talking salad with a friend lately. Boring conversation? Hardly! We’ve shared recipes we’ve found on social and even the tried-and-true salads we reach for over and over again.

You know salad options are unlimited but sometimes inspiration evaporates, and you find yourself in a salad rut. I wanted to make myself a hearty salad with heft and a great dressing, and this is what I came up with!

The heartiness of Cabbage and Chickpea Salad in Thai-Style Peanut Dressing comes from the cabbage and the chickpeas. We all know and love chickpeas for the essential ingredient in hummus like my Caramelized Onion Hummus recipe, but they’re amazing in other dishes, too.

And I’m in love with the mini cucumbers I’ve been picking up lately. I love them because they’re crunchy and somewhat tender and sturdy, all in one. Seems strange but their qualities work! They’re perfect in salads!

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• Chickpea Salad Sandwiches
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Cabbage and Chickpea Salad in Thai-Style Peanut Dressing

I love that this salad is hearty, colorful, and super-flavorful (thank you peanutty dressing)! It’s easy to make – just chop, chop some veggies (you could even buy pre-chopped cabbage if you’re short on time) and toss together an easy-to-make dressing using smooth peanut butter as the main ingredient.

The Thai-Style Peanut Dressing is great because you can easily adjust the ingredients to your taste. If you like the dressing thicker, you can omit the water that I’ve added. I like it a little on the thinner side because it’s easier to coat the salad ingredients.

And I also love adding a little spicy chili crisp to the mix. If you don’t have any, you could use red pepper flakes.

If you have a bit of time before serving, pop the dressed salad into the fridge for 20-30 minutes, then toss again before serving.

You could also include your favorite salad mix-ins to this salad for added crunch or color. Almost anything goes – use what you have and what you love!

Additional Add-In Ideas

• Carrot cut in matchsticks
• Diced red onion
• Peas
• Edamame
• Celery
• Chopped cauliflower
• A touch of green onion
• Chopped peanuts as garnish
• Crunchy, crumbled ramen noodles as garnish

So many goodies are out there to add to this Cabbage and Chickpea Salad in Thai-Style Peanut Dressing! I love this salad as a hearty lunch, and it’s also ideal as a side to serve with your main dish.

Get out of your salad rut and take a walk on the crunchy side! Let me know if you try this one!

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Serves Serves 4

Cabbage and Chickpea Salad in Thai-Style Peanut Dressing

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Ingredients

For the Salad:
• 8 ounces shredded purple cabbage
• 1, 15.5-ounce can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
• 2 Persian (mini) cucumbers, cut in rounds, then in half
• 1 small red bell pepper, seeds and membrane removed, diced small
For the Dressing:
• 3-4 tablespoons smooth peanut butter
• Juice from 1 medium lime
• 2 tablespoons avocado oil
• 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
• 1 garlic clove, mashed
• 1-1/4 teaspoons soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon Sriracha or your favorite hot sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon spicy chili crisp or red pepper flakes
• 1 teaspoon fresh grated ginger or refrigerated ginger paste
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• Approximately 3 tablespoons water
• Sesame seeds for garnish

Instructions

For the Dressing:
1. Combine all the ingredients except the water. Stir well to combine.
2. Taste the dressing and adjust the flavors to your liking. If the dressing seems thick, add the water, a little at a time, until you reach the desired consistency.
3. Taste again and adjust the seasoning as needed.
For the Salad:
4. Combine all the ingredients except the sesame seeds.
5. Toss to combine.
6. Add the dressing to the salad and mix to coat.
7. Refrigerate from 20-30 minutes, if possible.
8. Toss again before serving and garnish with the sesame seeds.

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