Cabbage & Carrot Slaw with Blood Orange Vinaigrette

Created by Chef Keith Snow Read more appetizers, salads, and side dishes

An elegant, healthful alternative to heavy slaw salads, blood oranges and ginger present a dramatic backdrop to raisins, carrots, bell peppers, and cabbage.

Makes 3 servings (slaw).
Makes 8 servings (vinaigrette).
Cooking time: 35 minutes (active), 40 minutes (total)

Ingredients

• Vinaigrette
• 2 cups juice from organic blood oranges (about 4 oranges)
• 1 teaspoon fresh ginger, minced
• 1 tablespoon naturally prepared Dijon mustard
• ¾ cup extra virgin olive oil or expeller pressed safflower oil
• pinch salt
• black pepper to taste


• Slaw
• 2 cups organic cabbage, shredded
• 1/4 cup organic red bell pepper, cut into thin strips
• 1 cup organic carrot, shredded
• 1/4 cup organic raisins
• 1 teaspoon raw honey
• 3 tablespoons Blood Orange Vinaigrette

Directions

1. To make vinaigrette: In a saucepot over low heat, add 2 cups orange juice. Cook for about 35 minutes, reducing juice to half (1 cup). Transfer the concentrated juice to a bowl and let cool to room temperature.
2. Then, put juice, ginger, mustard, olive oil, salt and pepper into a blender. Blend on high until thoroughly mixed together. It will appear thick and emulsified.
3. To make slaw: In a large bowl, add shredded cabbage, peppers, carrots, raisins and honey. Pour 3 tablespoons of blood orange vinaigrette over mixture; toss well.

Nutrition Facts

Slaw. Number of servings: 3. Serving size: 1 cup, Calories 101, Calories from Fat 39, Total Fat 4.3g, Saturated Fat 0.7g, Cholesterol 10mg, Sodium 21mg, Total Carbohydrates 16.4g, Dietary Fiber 1.6g, Sugars 12.2g, Protein 0.9g, Vitamin A 71%, Citamin C 42%, Calcium 2%, Iron 3%
Vinaigrette.Number of servings: 8. Serving size: 2 tablespoons, Calories 209, Calories from Fat 184, Total Fat 20.5g, Saturated Fat 2.8g, Cholesterol 0mg, Sodium 42mg, Total Carbohydrates 6.7g, Sugars 5.2g, Protein 0.5g, Vitamin A 3%, Vitamin C 52%, Calcium 1%, Iron 2%