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Japanese Shredded Cabbage Salad

Shredded cabbage salad is the perfect companion for fried foods such as tonkatsu, and in this recipe, I'm sharing all the techniques you need to make this Japanese salad like the best katsu restaurants in Japan.
Course Salad
Cuisine Japanese
Keyword cabbage
Level Intermediate
Main Ingredient Vegetable
Diet Dairy-Free, Gluten-Free, Low Sugar, Low-Carb, Low-Fat, Pescatarian, Vegan, Vegetarian
Prep Time 5 minutes
soaking time 30 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings 2 servings
Calories 23kcal
Author Marc Matsumoto

Ingredients

  • 180 grams cabbage
Grams + US Cups - US Standard

Instructions

  • Remove any dark outer leaves from the cabbage, as these can be tough and stringy with a strong flavor.
    Remove the tough outer leaves and use them for something else.
  • Then, you want to peel off as many leaves of cabbage as you need salad. 180 grams cabbage will make enough salad for 2 generous portions. Soak these leaves in a bowl of cold water for at least 30 minutes.
    180 grams cabbage
    Soaking the cabbage leaves in cold water to crisp them up.
  • Drain the cabbage and shake off any excess water. Then, you want to cut the cabbage leaves in half and remove the tough central stem.
    Cutting out the tough central stem from cabbage leaves with a knife.
  • Stack up the leaves with the biggest pieces at the bottom and the smallest pieces on top.
    Stacking cabbage leaves up on a cutting board to shred.
  • Roll the stacked cabbage leaves tightly using the outermost leaf.
    Rolled cabbage leaves ready to shred with a knife to make a salad.
  • Then, you want to slice the roll as thinly as possible using a very sharp knife.
    Shredding cabbage into thin ribbons for a Japanese cabbage salad.
  • Fluff up the sliced cabbage with your hands and serve it alongside your favorite fried foods.
    Fluffing up shredded cabbage.

Nutrition

Calories: 23kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 0.1g | Saturated Fat: 0.03g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.01g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 16mg | Potassium: 153mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 88IU | Vitamin C: 33mg | Calcium: 36mg | Iron: 0.4mg