Best Napa Slaw Recipes

NAPA CABBAGE SLAW

Steps:

• Whisk together the lime juice, vinegar, chili oil, mayonnaise and soy sauce in a large bowl. Add the cabbage, peppers, snow peas and scallions and toss to combine. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes to allow flavors to meld.

NAPA CABBAGE SLAW WITH CARROTS AND SESAME

Steps:

• Bring white wine vinegar to a simmer in a small saucepan over medium heat. Cook until reduced to 2 tablespoons, 4 to 6 minutes. Transfer to a large bowl and let cool completely, about 10 minutes. Whisk in sesame oil, vegetable oil, rice vinegar, soy sauce, sugar, ginger, and salt.
• Add cabbage and carrots to the bowl with the dressing and toss to coat. Let stand 5 minutes. Add sesame seeds and scallions.

SPICY NAPA CABBAGE SLAW WITH CILANTRO DRESSING

Steps:

• Whisk together vinegar, sugar, ginger, oil, chile, and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Add remaining ingredients and toss well. Let stand, tossing occasionally, 10 minutes.

MING TSAI'S HOISIN PORK TENDERLOIN SANDWICHES WITH NAPA SLAW

Steps:

• In a baking dish large enough to cook pork mix hoisin sauce, garlic, ginger, wine, and scallions. Add pork and turn to coat.
• Cover and refrigerate for 3 hours; preferably overnight.
• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Season pork with salt and pepper.
• Heat a skillet over high heat. Add oil; swirl to coat pan. Add pork turning only once and cooking for 5 minutes total until browned. Transfer to oven.
• Roast 12 to 15 minutes until done. Let pork rest 5 minutes then cut into 1/4 inch slices.
• For slaw: in a large bowl wisk together vinegar, fish sauce, basil, sugar, and crushed pepper to blend.
• Add remaining ingredients and toss to mix and coat.
• Halve buns and toast lightly if you wish. Top bottom of bun with slaw. Add 6-8 slices of pork and top with more slaw. Serve with additional slaw if desired.

NAPA SLAW

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat; cook and stir sunflower kernels and ramen noodles in hot butter until sunflower kernels are lightly browned and fragrant, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat and transfer into a bowl to cool.
• Stir sunflower seeds and ramen noodles with napa cabbage and spring onions in a large salad bowl. Whisk vinegar, vegetable oil, sugar, and soy sauce together in a separate bowl until sugar has dissolved; pour dressing over salad and toss.

SLOW SMOKED PORK SHOULDER WITH NAPA CABBAGE SLAW AND QUESO FRESCO

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a small saucepan over medium heat. Add the thyme, garlic, onions, ancho chile powder, brown sugar, cumin, coriander, orange juice, lime juice, 1/2 water and chipotle, and cook until the sugar is dissolved. Remove from the heat and let cool. Put the pork in a large pan and pour over the marinade. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
• Remove the pork from the refrigerator 30 minutes before cooking.
• Preheat a charcoal grill for indirect heat and place the soaked wood chips on top of the coals.
• Place the pork on the grill, cover and let smoke until the temperature inside the grill is 220 degrees F. Add chips as necessary to continue smoking until the internal temperature of the pork reaches140 degrees F. Then just let the pork finish cooking until the internal temperature reaches about 190 degrees F. This can take about 5 hours. Let the pork rest 30 minutes.
• Shred the pork and serve in the warm tortillas topped with some Napa Cabbage Slaw, hot sauce, fresh cilantro leaves and queso fresco.
• Whisk the mayonnaise, vinegar, oil and celery seeds until smooth. Season with salt and pepper. Whisk in the green onions and serrano chiles. Place the cabbage and carrots in a large bowl. Add the dressing and the queso fresco, and toss to combine.

NAPA CABBAGE SLAW

Steps:

• In a small bowl, whisk together garlic, zest and juice of lime, vinegar, soy sauce, and chili oil. Season with salt; set aside.
• In a medium bowl, toss together cabbage, pepper slices, scallions, daikon, snow peas, and chives. Pour dressing over the slaw, toss to combine, and serve.

NAPA CABBAGE AND CARAWAY SLAW

Steps:

• In a bowl whisk together vinegar, oil, and salt and pepper to taste. Add scallion, caraway, and cabbage and toss well.

ASIAN STYLE VEGGIE BURGER WITH PORTOBELLO BACON AND NAPA SLAW

Steps:

• Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-low heat. Mix together the hoisin and soy sauce in a small bowl. Brush on the veggie burger patties and sear on one side until charred, 3 to 5 minutes. Brush again and flip over, then let cook, brushing frequently, until the patties are charred and shiny with the hoisin glaze, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Place the patties on the buns along with the Portobello Bacon, Napa Slaw and Hot Chinese Mustard Aioli.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Fit a sheet tray with a wire rack.
• Combine the olive oil, soy sauce and rice vinegar in a medium bowl. Add the mushrooms and toss to coat.
• Combine the granulated garlic, brown sugar, paprika and salt on a plate and mix to combine. Press both sides of each mushroom slice in the spice mixture, then place on the prepared sheet tray.
• Bake until dried, crispy and deep golden brown, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Toss together the cabbage, carrots, Fresno and green onions in a large bowl.
• Combine the vinegar, soy sauce, granulated sugar and sesame oil in a small bowl and stir until the sugar dissolves, then pour over the cabbage mixture. Toss until the slaw is coated, then let sit at room temperature to let the flavors meld, 30 minutes.
• Whisk the mustard and boiling water together in a bowl, then let cool completely. Mix with the mayo and garlic and season to taste.

NAPA CABBAGE SLAW

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first six ingredients. Drizzle with dressing and toss to coat. Just before serving, sprinkle with chow mein noodles.

ASIAN NAPA CABBAGE SLAW

Steps:

• In a large bowl combine cucumber and pea pods. For dressing, in a small bowl stir together vinegar, salad oil, sesame oil, sugar, salt, and crushed red pepper. Pour dressing over cucumber and pea pods, stirring to coat. Cover and chill for at least 4 hours or up to 24 hours.
• Stir Chinese cabbage into cucumber mixture. Sprinkle with nuts. Makes 8 servings.

HOISIN MARINATED CHICKEN WITH NAPA SLAW

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients together and marinate chicken, covered and refrigerated at least 4 hours, preferably overnight. On a hot grill, season chicken and cook through, about 8 minutes a side. Be careful not to burn the skin.
• SLAW: In a bowl, whisk together fish sauce, vinegar, chile flakes, basil and sugar. Toss together the vegetables together and add to vinaigrette. Toss well and check for seasoning. This should rest for 10 minutes before serving.

NAPA COLE SLAW WITH DILL

Steps:

• In a bowl combine the cabbage, the carrot, and the dill. Sprinkle the mixture with the sugar, the salt, and the oil, tossing it to combine it well, and sprinkle the cole slaw with the vinegar, tossing it to combine it well.

SUMMERTIME CRAB SLAW WITH NAPA CABBAGE

Steps:

• Mix crabmeat, cabbage, celery, radishes, olives, and green onions in a large mixing bowl until ingredients are evenly distributed.

TERIYAKI PORTOBELLO "BURGERS" WITH NAPA CABBAGE SLAW

Steps:

• Make teriyaki marinade:
• In a small saucepan simmer marinade ingredients, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Continue simmering marinade until reduced to about 1/2 cup and cool to room temperature.
• Put mushroom caps and marinade in a large sealable plastic bag, arranging caps in one layer, and seal bag, pressing out excess air. Marinate mushrooms at room temperature, turning bag over several times, 1 hour.
• Make slaw:
• In a bowl whisk together mayonnaise, vinegar, oil, and honey and add cabbage, carrot, and scallions. Toss vegetables well to coat and season with salt and pepper.
• Preheat broiler.
• Drain mushrooms and arrange, stemmed sides up, on lightly oiled rack of a broiler pan. Broil mushrooms 2 inches from heat and turn over. Brush mushrooms lightly with oil and broil 3 minutes, or until tender. Transfer mushrooms with a slotted spatula to hamburger bun bottoms. Top mushrooms with slaw and bun tops.

GLAZED SEA SCALLOPS WITH WILTED NAPA CABBAGE SLAW

Steps:

• In a small bowl, whisk together soy sauce, vinegar, sugar, 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil, sesame oil, and salt and pepper to taste.
• In a bowl toss cabbage, carrot, and scallion with 2 tablespoons soy sauce mixture.
• Remove tough muscles from side of each scallop if necessary. Pat scallops dry with paper towels and season with salt and pepper. In a heavy non-stick skillet just large enough to hold scallops in one layer, heat remaining 1/2 tablespoon olive oil over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking and sauté scallops until golden and cooked through, about 2 minutes on each side. Transfer scallops to a bowl. Add remaining soy sauce mixture to skillet and boil until reduced to a glaze. Add glaze to scallops and toss to coat well. Keep scallops warm.
• Add slaw to skillet and cook over moderately high heat, stirring, just until cabbage is wilted, 1 to 2 minutes. Season slaw with salt and pepper.
• Serve slaw topped with scallops and garnished with scallion greens.

SOY GINGER SALMON WITH NAPA SESAME SLAW

Steps:

• Mix 2 tablespoons vegetable oil, tamari, lime peel and juice, hot pepper sauce and ginger. Add salmon and marinate (turning occasionally) for 30 minutes.
• In bowl whisk vinegar, honey, sesame oil and remaining 2 tablespoons vegetable oil. Add cabbage and toss to coat. Add chives and sesame seeds. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Grill salmon on medium high heat for 4 minutes per side for fully cooked salmon or 3 minutes per side for medium rare salmon.
• Serve salmon on top of the slaw.

ASIAN NAPA CABBAGE SLAW

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the salad ingredients.
• In a small bowl, whisk together dressing ingredients until blended.
• (If using the optional sesame seeds, cook them for about 5 minutes in a small, dry skillet over medium heat, shaking, until they are brown and fragrant.) Pour dressing over salad and toss to combine.
• Sprinkle with sesame seeds, if using.
• Makes about 6 servings.

ZESTY NAPA SLAW

Steps:

• Whisk the vinegar with the mustard, salt and pepper, to taste, in a large bowl. Gradually whisk in the olive oil, starting with a few drops and then adding the rest in a steady stream to make a smooth, slightly thick dressing. Add the cabbage, scallions, and bell pepper and toss until the vegetables are coated. Serve now or cover and refrigerate for up to 4 hours.
• Before serving, grate the apple (with the skin but not the seeds) directly into the slaw, add the watercress leaves, and toss again. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper.

SNOW PEA AND NAPA CABBAGE SLAW

Steps:

• In a large saucepan of boiling water blanch snow peas 15 seconds and transfer with a slotted spoon to a bowl of ice and cold water to stop cooking. Drain snow peas well and slice thin diagonally. In a large bowl toss snow peas with remaining ingredients and salt and pepper to taste.