Salad Ingredients:

3 cups purple cabbage, thinly sliced into two inch lengths
3 cups green cabbage, thinly sliced into two inch lengths
1 red bell pepper, sliced into two inch lengths
1 cup raw green beans, thinly sliced on the diagonal into one inch lengths

Dressing Ingredients:

1/4 cup of lime juice, freshly squeezed
2 T fish sauce (vegetarians should substitute Mrs. Braggs)
2-5 Thai chilies
10 garlic cloves

Directions:

Place shredded cabbage, bell pepper, and green beans in a large bowl.

Mince and/or grind the garlic and chilies with a mortar and pestle. Combine with the fish sauce and lime juice. Pour over the vegetables and toss to mix.

This dressing is wonderful on many cabbage salads. Here is a link to just the Spicy Thai Salad Dressing. Get creative with this wonderful basic dressing. It’s also great as a shrimp marinade!