Cucumber-Cabbage Salad With Sesame

From: cooking.nytimes.com

Yields: 4 Servings

Ingredients

  • 0.25 cup lime juice (from 2 to 3 limes)
  • 2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon fish sauce
  • 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
  • 1 teaspoon finely chopped jalapeño or serrano chile
  • 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
  • 0.5 teaspoon grated garlic
  • 2 cups thinly sliced hothouse cucumber (lightly peeled)
  • 2 cups chopped cabbage or napa cabbage
  • 2 carrots, peeled and cut in julienne (1 cup)
  • Salt
  • 0.5 cup tender cilantro sprigs
  • 2 tablespoons roughly chopped mint
  • 2 tablespoons roughly chopped dill
  • 2 teaspoons toasted sesame seeds

Steps

  • Step 1Make the dressing: In a salad bowl, whisk together all of the dressing ingredients until the sugar dissolves. Taste and adjust seasoning.
  • Step 2To the bowl, add cucumber, cabbage and carrot. Sprinkle lightly with salt, and toss everything together. Let it sit for 10 to 15 minutes.
  • Step 3Just before serving, add cilantro, mint, dill and sesame seeds, and toss lightly.