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Cabbage Salad with Peanut Dressing

Cabbage Salad with Peanut Dressing

This cabbage salad with peanut dressing is so fresh, bright, and easy to make!

If you love Thai food as much as I do, you’ll devour this Thai-inspired cabbage salad.

This salad is perfect for potlucks, gatherings, or meal prep. It’s so simple to make and can be prepared in advance.

Cabbage Salad with Peanut Dressing
Cabbage Salad with Peanut Dressing

All ingredients in this salad are simple and straight forward. And, of course, the recipe can be easily modified with your favorite crunchy vegetables. For example, if you don’t have white cabbage, you can substitute it with red cabbage or broccoli.

Cabbage Salad with Peanut Dressing

This super simple salad will be a hit with your family and friends!
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 0 minutes
Course Salad
Cuisine Asian
Servings 5

Ingredients
  

  • 3 ½ cups shredded green cabbage
  • ¾ cup grated carrot
  • ⅓ cup chopped cilantro
  • ¼ cup thinly sliced green onion

Peanut Dressing

  • ¼ cup creamy peanut butter (no salt)
  • 3 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon maple syrup or honey
  • 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon olive oil or sesame oil
  • 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
  • 1 teaspoon fresh lime juice

Instructions
 

  • In a small bowl, whisk all peanut sauce ingredients until smooth.
  • In a large bowl, combine shredded cabbage, carrot, cilantro, and green onion. Toss to combine, then pour in the peanut sauce. Toss again until everything is lightly coated in sauce.
  • This salad keeps well, covered and refrigerated, for about 2 days.
Keyword asian salad, cabbage salad, peanut salad, thai salad

Tiramisu Overnight Oats

Tiramisu Overnight Oats

This Tiramisu Overnight Oats is going to be your favorite breakfast! It’s creamy with hints of coffee and chocolate and tastes like one of the most beloved desserts of all time, tiramisu of course.

I love desserts for breakfast, and overnight oats recipes are perfect for it! What’s great is that you can make the base of the overnight oats mixture in advance for a few days. Then all you need to do is layer it up in the morning before you eat it!

These overnight oats borrow all of the flavors from Tiramisu. It tastes like your favorite Tiramisu dessert but much healthier, full of fiber and plant-based proteins.

You can also try this breakfast recipe – Chocolate Peanut Butter Overnight Oats.

Tiramisu Overnight Oats

This Tiramisu overnight oats recipe is the ultimate dessert for breakfast. This is a healthier version of the traditional Italian dessert and it makes a great no-bake dessert, too!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 0 minutes
Course Breakfast
Cuisine Italian
Servings 2

Ingredients
  

  • 2 ½ tablespoons chia seeds
  • 1 ½ tablespoon cacao powder
  • 2 tablespoons maple syrup
  • 1 teaspoon instant coffee
  • 1 cup dairy-free milk (soy, almond, oat or coconut)
  • ½ cup rolled oats
  • 4-6 tablespoons yogurt (vanilla-flavored dairy-free yogurt: soy, almond, oat or coconut)
  • Dark chocolate espresso beans for garnish

Instructions
 

  • To a small bowl with a lid, add milk, instant coffee, chia seeds, cacao powder, and maple syrup and stir with a spoon to combine.
  • Add oats and stir a few more times.
  • Cover securely with a lid and set in the refrigerator overnight (or for at least 6 hours).
  • The next day, open and divide oats evenly between 2 bowls.
  • Top each bowl with yogurt and dust with cocoa powder
  • Overnight oats will keep in the refrigerator for 2-3 days, though best within the first 12-24 hours. Not freezer friendly.
Keyword overnight oats, tiramisu, Tiramisu Overnight Oats

Black Beans and Brown Rice

Black Beans and Brown Rice

This recipe for black beans and brown rice is full of flavor. It is comforting and delicious.

One of the significant benefits of rice and beans is their high protein content. Additionally, they contain healthy fat and fiber which can help to boost metabolism and aid in digestion.

This is not a spicy dish, it is simply full of comforting flavors. Of course, you can make it spicy by adding extra red pepper flakes or cayenne pepper.

This dish is hearty enough to serve as a stand alone dish, but also makes a perfect side.

Black Beans and Brown Rice

A healthy rice and bean dish that is easy to make. It's also versatile and can be added to tacos, burrito bowls, and more.
5 from 2 votes
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Course Main Course, Side Dish
Servings 5

Ingredients
  

  • 1 medium yellow onion (finely chopped)
  • 1 ½ tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 cup brown rice (uncooked)
  • 1 can (15 ounces) black beans (drained and rinsed)
  • 3 tablespoons unsalted tomato paste
  • 2 ½ cups water
  • ¼ teaspoon ground sea salt (or to taste)
  • ⅛ teaspoon ground black pepper (or to taste)
  • ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
  • ½ teaspoon ground cumin
  • ¼ teaspoon paprika
  • ½ cup chopped fresh cilantro

Instructions
 

  • Add olive oil into a medium-size saucepan over medium-high heat. When the oil is hot, add the onion and sauté about 3 – 4 minutes, until softened.
  • Add the rice, paprika, cumin, garlic powder, sea salt, and black pepper. Stir to combine and coat the rice with oil.
  • Stir in the tomato paste. Continue cooking for about 1 minute, stirring frequently.
  • Add water and black beans. Bring to a boil then reduce heat to low.
  • Cover and simmer for about 40 minutes, until rice is tender.
  • Remove from heat and add cilantro. Stir to combine.
Keyword black beans and brown rice, black beans and rice, rice and beans, spanish rice