Best Keto Cabbage Salad Recipe

We’ve had this cabbage salad recipe on repeat lately! It’s so good and easily customisable to your taste!

I know, I know I’be been on a salad kick lately but it’s summer and who wants to spend more time cooking in a hot kitchen than necessary. Plus salads are great when you have a variety of recipes to pull from!

As great as salads are I get bored of them easily, so I feel like I need to work extra hard to make sure that never happens.

My preferred spot for summer dinners are outside, so having an easy side that doesn’t go cold (because it’s already is!) is pretty important to me!

So let’s talk about this cabbage salad recipe and why I love it so much!

If I am honest with you, I turned to cabbage because I needed a break from lettuce. And if I am completely honest with you, there was not a shred of lettuce found in my fridge.

So all ingredients found in my cabbage salad recipe is what I did have in my fridge. Happy coincidence indeed.

What is so great about this cabbage salad recipe?

If I had to list all the best things in the order of importance, I would have to start with crunch! So many crispy, crunchy ingredients here, your chomping with be heard by your neighbours! Just kidding, it’s not that loud but it is all the way fabulous.

The close second is taste. This cabbage salad recipe is fresh, zesty, light, summery! Yes, it actually taste like a crisp summer morning.

Just make sure to use the best of summer ingredients to maximise on the flavour. I love using small kirby cucumbers in my salads or thin English cucumbers.

I also recently discovered the crazy variety radishes comes in and I’ve been buying them all! I love the long red and while ones. They look so cool but if you want bolder, spicier taste, go for the traditional round ones.

And whatever you do, don’t forget purple radishes. They just look SO pretty.

The third great thing about it is longevity. Perhaps it’s an odd one when comes to food but hear me out. Imagine, making this cabbage salad recipe in advance for a picnic, a BBQ, a family gathering or a dinner later that day. What this cabbage salad recipe does is LASTS. What it doesn’t do is WILT.

Lastly this cabbage salad recipe is Keto. With only 5 grams of carbs per portion you can enjoy your veggies to the max and a smaller dress size while you are at it!

If you make my delicious cabbage salad recipe, make sure to tag @vikalinka in your Instagram posts, so I can see your photos and share them!

If you are looking for a main dish to pair this cabbage salad recipe with, I highly recommend my Summer Party Mojito Grilled Chicken Thighs.

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Best Keto Cabbage Salad Recipe

Prep Time

15 mins

 

Creamy cabbage salad with cucumbers, radishes and cilantro. Chicken is optional but recommended! Keto friendly. 

Course: Salad

Keyword: cabbage salad recipe

Servings: 6

Calories: 237 kcal

Author: Julia Frey of Vikalinka

Ingredients

• 4 cups cabbage sliced
• 1 cup cucumbers sliced
• 1 cup radishes sliced
• 2 cups arugula
• 1/4 cup cilantro chopped
• 2 tbsp chives
• 1 tsp black sesame seeds
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 chicken breasts optional

For the dressing

• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 1 tsp Dijon mustard
• 1/2 lemon juice only

Instructions

1. Slice cabbage, cucumbers and radishes thinly. Use mandolin if available. 

2. In a large bowl combine sliced cabbage, cucumbers, radishes, arugula, chopped cilantro, chives and coked chicken if using. 

3. In a small bowl mix all dressing ingredients together until smooth. 

4. Pour the dressing over the cabbage salad ingredients and mix gently, add salt to taste. Sprinkle with black sesame seeds and serve. 

Nutrition Facts

Best Keto Cabbage Salad Recipe

Amount Per Serving

Calories 237 Calories from Fat 144

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 16g 25%

Saturated Fat 2g 10%

Cholesterol 56mg 19%

Sodium 621mg 26%

Potassium 470mg 13%

Total Carbohydrates 5g 2%

Dietary Fiber 1g 4%

Sugars 2g

Protein 17g 34%

Vitamin A 6.9%

Vitamin C 34%

Calcium 4.7%

Iron 4.7%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.