Make this colorful rainbow cabbage salad recipe that's healthy, delicious, and full of crunch! Red and green cabbage make the perfect base for any veggies. Serve with a vinaigrette dressing for a light and healthy meal.
This healthy rainbow cabbage salad is so colorful and full of texture and crunch! It's full of red and green cabbage, carrots, and three types of peppers. It's refreshing and light and can be used in a variety of ways.
Ways to Use Rainbow Cabbage Salad
- use it as a cabbage slaw in tacos
- replace rice or beans in a low carb meal
- pair with proteins - grilled chicken, pork, kebabs, seafood
Pair with this Spice Rubbed Oven Baked Salmon Recipe for an amazing weeknight dinner!
Ingredients in Rainbow Cabbage Salad
For this rainbow cabbage salad, you can use whatever veggies you have on hand. Cabbage has a pretty neutral taste so it makes the perfect base for any salad ingredients. I happened to have a lot of peppers in the fridge so I used them along with some carrots. Cucumbers, tomatoes, kale, avocado, zucchini would all be wonderful as well.
I suggest you use a mandoline for this recipe. It gives you uniform pieces in a short amount of time, and you can adjust the thickness very easily.
The vinaigrette is a simple, clean recipe that works for any salads. The white balsamic vinegar adds a bright, crisp flavor that compliments the flavors of this salad.
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Recipe
Healthy Rainbow Cabbage Salad
Equipment
☑ Ingredients
- 1 cup shredded red cabbage
- 1 cup shredded green cabbage
- 1 large carrot - julienned
- ½ cup julienned red and orange bell peppers
- 2 poblano peppers - julienned
White Balsamic Vinaigrette
- 3 Tablespoons olive oil
- 1 Tablespoon white balsamic vinegar - or rice wine vinegar
- ½ teaspoon agave - optional for sweetness
- 1 clove garlic - minced
- salt & pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine red and green cabbage, carrot, bell pepper, and poblano pepper.
- In a small bowl, mix together the olive oil, white balsamic vinegar, agave, garlic, and salt & pepper. Dress the salad right before serving.
Nutrition
*Nutritional information is an estimate, calculated using online tools.
Anna
This is my favourite salad to make for work lunches! I always use it as a base, and then add a can of tuna fish or some grilled chicken breast to it. It is so tasty and looks delicious! My workmates always look envious when I bring this out - I keep directing them to your blog 🙂
Erika
Easy and with great texture. We added some fresh chilli to ours also for heat.
Perfect side dish.
Jamie
Thanks Erika! This really is a perfect side dish, it's colorful, healthy, and comes together so fast!
Brittany
An easy to put together salad that looks as good as it tastes. I love colourful food, and I served this at my lastest grill evening with family! The dressing is really tasty!
Jamie
Thanks Brittany! So glad you liked this salad and the dressing. I love colorful food too! 🙂
Yen
This was a good healthy salad to have on the side and the dressing was really good!