Green cabbage
1 small head
Meals
Green goddess chopped salad.
Finely chopped cabbage and cucumber with a green basil-cashew dressing.
- Makes
- 8 side servings
- Hands-on
- 30 minutes
- Total time
- 30 minutes
- Effort
- Easy
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For 8 side servings.
Baby cucumbers
4
Chives
1/4 cup
Scallions
1 bunch, green tops separated
Fresh basil leaves
1 cup
Fresh spinach
1 cup
Garlic
2 cloves
Shallot
1 small
Lemons
2, juiced
Olive oil
1/4 cup
Raw unsalted cashews
1/4 cup
Nutritional yeast
1/3 cup
Salt
1 tsp
Rice vinegar
2 tbsp
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KEEP IT SIMPLE
Tools & supplies
Knife and cutting board
Chop vegetables very finely.
High-powered blender
Smooth nuts and herbs.
Large salad bowl
Toss without spilling.
STEP BY STEP
Make it
Chop
Finely chop cabbage, cucumbers, chives and the white/light-green scallion parts.
Load blender
Add lemon juice, oil and vinegar first, then basil, spinach, garlic, shallot, cashews, nutritional yeast, salt and scallion tops.
Blend
Blend until smooth, scraping down with the machine off if needed.
Toss
Pour dressing over chopped vegetables and mix thoroughly. Serve immediately.
Good to know
- Fine chopping makes this easy to scoop with chips.
- Cashews are essential to this version; check for nut allergies before serving.
SAVE THE MAKING
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Compare these finished options with making your own.
Prepared green goddess salad
A deli salad is the closest finished alternative; bottled dressing alone is not a complete salad.
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Sources & further reading
Independent instructions informed by the sources below. No affiliation or endorsement is implied. These instructions have not been kitchen- or workshop-tested by DIBuyIt.
- Baked by Melissa: Green Goddess Salad — Ingredient quantities and preparation method.