Viral Green Goddess Creamy Cabbage Salad (vegan)
Viral Green Goddess Creamy Cabbage Salad is a perfect harmony of crunchy cabbage and creamy dressing. This salad is refreshing and bursts with flavor with every forkful. Get ready to elevate your salad game with this simple yet delicious vegan salad.
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 272kcal
Equipment
- 1 high speed blender
- 1 large bowl
Ingredients
For the dressing
- 1 cup basil leaves, roughly chopped
- 1 cup spinach leaves, roughly chopped
- 3 garlic cloves, roughly chopped
- 1 small shallot, peeled and roughly chopped
- juice from 1 lemon
- 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1/4 cup walnuts
- 1/3 cup nutritional yeast
- 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 pinch optional: a pinch of red pepper flakes
For the salad
- 1 small head of green cabbage, thinly shredded *I use a mandoline to shred the cabbage.
- 1 large green apple, peeled and diced *Or a Fuji apple will work.
- ½ cup chives, minced *green onion could work, also
- 1½ cups sliced English cucumbers or 1 large English cucumber or 3 Persian cucumbers
Instructions
- For the dressing, throw all of the ingredients into a high-speed blender and blend until creamy. This includes basil, spinach, garlic, shallots, lemon juice, olive oil, walnuts, nutritional yeast, vinegar, salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes. This should take about one minute. Scrape down the sides as needed. Set it aside.
- To a large salad bowl, start with a bed of cabbage and then add cucumber, green apple, chives, and the dressing to finish. Toss the salad until the dressing is evenly incorporated.
- Secure the lid and store it in the refrigerator for at least an hour or two. (Serve chilled).
Notes
Storage:
This salad will keep fresh and crisp in the fridge for up to three days in an airtight container.
Make sure to use a high-speed blender (not a food processor) for the creamiest dressing.
Tips and Modifications:
For the dressing, I suggest using a high-speed blender instead of a food processor. This will help make the dressing very creamy.
I love making this green goddess salad recipe about an hour before I want to serve it. It will be nicely chilled before serving!
Nutrition
Serving: 1cup | Calories: 272kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 14g | Sodium: 312mg | Potassium: 407mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 1387IU | Vitamin C: 32mg | Calcium: 68mg | Iron: 2mg