This vegetarian and vegan Chinese inspired salad is hearty enough for lunch or dinner and filled with healthy ingredients like cabbage, veggies, and cashews. The sesame ginger dressing adds sweet and savory flavor.
Very rarely since giving up meat years ago do I miss a non-vegetarian meal. When I do, it's not that I miss the meat exactly, it's the flavors that were added to it. I mean, meat without the flavoring, braising, or grilling is really pretty blah. For example, I sometimes miss burgers, but not the meat, just the toasted bun, flavorful condiments, fresh veggies, and tangy pickles. So I make a veggie burger. This week I had one of those weird random cravings. This time I had a flashback to when I used to make Chinese chicken salad. I loved that crunchy cabbage with sweet and savory sesame dressing. Asian flavors like sesame, soy sauce, and ginger can completely transform a bowl of cabbage into something bursting with umami flavor. With the summer heat I've been craving light and cool dinners. Big beautiful hearty salads are making me so happy. So I got to work making a Chinese chickenless salad. Last night we had this hearty salad along with some veggie egg rolls and it totally hit the spot.
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