Tangy carrot, cabbage & onion salad

Name: Tangy carrot, cabbage & onion salad
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: vietnamese
Ingredients: 4 sliced Carrots; 1/2 Red Cabbage; 2 sliced Red Onions; Handful Mint; Handful Coriander Leaves; Handful Roasted Peanut; Juice of 2 Lime; 1 tablespoon Ground Nut Oil; 1 chopped Red Chilli; 1 tablespoon Brown Sugar

A classic Vietnamese vegetarian from TheMealDB community kitchen — straightforward technique, real ingredients.

Updated April 25, 2026

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Origin

Categorized as Vietnamese Vegetarian in TheMealDB. Original source: https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/tangy-carrot-red-cabbage-onion-salad

Ingredients

4 slicedCarrots
1/2Red Cabbage
2 slicedRed Onions
HandfulMint
HandfulCoriander Leaves
HandfulRoasted Peanut
Juice of 2Lime
1 tablespoonGround Nut Oil
1 choppedRed Chilli
1 tablespoonBrown Sugar

Instructions

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Tip the carrots, cabbage and onions into a bowl. Make the dressing by stirring the ingredients together until the sugar has dissolved. Pour over salad, tossing the vegetables in the dressing. Add the herbs, toss again, then scatter over the peanuts.