Chilled Creamy Cilantro Lime Cabbage Salad Recipe

Shanthi Appelo, MS, RD

| 1 min read

cabbage salad
This chilled crunchy salad is a refreshing side to any grilled protein. Greek yogurt is combined with honey, garlic and lime for a creamy and zesty dressing.
Serving Amount
Ingredients
  • 1 Juice from lime

  • 2 garlic cloves, minced

  • 12 cup Greek yogurt

  • 1 tbsp olive oil

  • 2 tsp honey

  • Salt and pepper to taste

  • 16 ounce bag coleslaw, no dressing

  • 2 jalapeños, seeds and core removed, very thinly sliced

  • 14 cup cilantro, chopped

Instructions
  • Step 1

    In a small bowl, squeeze juice from 1 lime. Add garlic to soak in the lime juice for 10 minutes.

  • Step 2

    In a separate small bowl, add Greek yogurt, olive oil, honey and salt and pepper to taste. Filter the lime juice through a fine mesh strainer, adding only the juice to the Greek yogurt mixture. Stir until well-combined.

  • Step 3

    Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine cole slaw, jalapeños and cilantro. Add dressing a little at a time until desired creaminess. Enjoy!

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