Sweet and Savory Indian Slaw
Updated Apr. 08th, 2024
Add a little international spice into your salad with this delicious combination of sweet and savory slaw! You’ll love the crunch paired with the wholesome goodness of fresh vegetables, especially when you pair this with your next BBQ dinner. Are you the one hosting the BBQ? Don’t fret – this salad is great to prepare ahead of time, and the longer it sits, the better it tastes!
- Gluten Free
- Dairy Free
- Corn Free
- Vegetarian
Ingredients:
| slaw | ||
|---|---|---|
| 6 cups julienne cut/matchstick carrots | ½ cup sultana raisins | |
| 1 english cucumber julienne cut/matchstick | ½ cup sunflower seeds |
| indian spice mix | ||
|---|---|---|
| ½ teaspoon ground cumin | ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon | ⅛ teaspoon ground cloves |
| ½ teaspoon ground ginger | ¼ teaspoon ground coriander | pinch cayenne |
| ⅛ teaspoon black pepper | ¼ teaspoon ground allspice |
| dressing | ||
|---|---|---|
| ⅓ cup sunflower butter | 1 tablespoon maple syrup | + spice mix above |
| ¼ cup lemon juice | ¼ teaspoon sea salt |
Directions
- In a serving dish, combine your salad ingredients together and mix. Set aside.
- In a small bowl, whisk together your spices – set aside.
- In a blender, combine all of your salad dressing ingredients, including your spices. Once blended smooth and you’re ready to eat, pour the dressing over your salad and mix to combine. Serve room temperature or chilled.
Make It This Way
Raisins make a great, sweet addition to the salad, however you would get the same sweetness from dried cranberries or blueberries if you prefer. Sliced up broccoli or Brussels sprouts would also make a great addition to the salad if you were looking to beef it up to feed more people!
Try This
Use this salad as a topper to your BBQ items; such as pulled pork or a burger, the crunch adds a nice addition.
I've heard of a German slaw before, which was one of my mother's favorites, and I have known of various European slaw recipes, but I had never heard of an Indian slaw before. It was interesting to read over the list of ingredients to this carefully as I have never had anything like it! From the specific ingredients used, I suspect that my Brother as well as my Grandmother would really enjoy it. So, I am going to have to convince my Brother to be a bit adventurous and then to tell me what he thinks haha ;) (sometimes I'm risk adverse with recipes)