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In a bowl, with chopsticks on the side, crisp, miso crunch salad with romaine lettuce, shredded carrots, peanuts, and thin sliced purple cabbage and a side of avocado goes perfect with miso salad dressing in a ramekin on the side..

Crunch Salad with Easy Miso Salad Dressing

Healthy, light, and vibrant. This salad is packed with crisp veggies and tossed with punchy and zesty miso salad dressing that whips up in a snap. Very simple, very good for you.
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Course: Appetizer, brunch, lunch, Salad, Side Dish
Cuisine: Asian, Japanese
Keyword: 10 minutes or less, best salad dressing, healthy, miso, peanuts, red cabbage
Prep Time: 9 minutes
Cook Time: 1 minute
Total Time: 10 minutes
Servings: 2 people
Calories: 375kcal

Equipment

  • 1 whisk

Ingredients

Salad Ingredients

  • 1 head of Romaine lettuce chopped
  • 1 cup red cabbage very thin sliced
  • 1 cup fresh carrots cut like matchsticks or julienned
  • ½ cup peanuts or almond slivers
  • avocado slices garnish

Miso Salad Dressing

  • 1 tbsp miso paste this recipe uses red miso, but you can use light miso as well
  • 2 tbsp seasoned rice vinegar
  • 1 tbsp toasted sesame oil
  • 1 tbsp honey
  • ½ tbsp fresh lemon juice fresh squeezed is a must

Instructions

Make Miso Salad Dressing

  • Combine the dressing ingredients and whisk very well until completely mixed.
    1 tbsp miso paste, 2 tbsp seasoned rice vinegar, 1 tbsp toasted sesame oil, 1 tbsp honey, ½ tbsp fresh lemon juice

Make Miso Crunch Salad

  • Combine the lettuce, red cabbage, and carrots.
    1 head of Romaine lettuce, 1 cup red cabbage, 1 cup fresh carrots
  • Top with nuts and avocado garnish.
    ½ cup peanuts or almond slivers, avocado slices
  • Add the dressing.
    Serve and Enjoy!

Notes

Serving Suggestions:
  • top with grilled or fried shrimp
  • top with grilled chicken or salmon
  • add spicy garnishes like pepper flakes or red chilis
 
Nutritional values are estimates and will vary on brands chosen, amounts, ingredients used, and preparations. Please use your personal nutritional calculator for more exact amounts. RLF is not a certified nutritionist.

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
Crunch Salad with Easy Miso Salad Dressing
Amount per Serving
Calories
375
% Daily Value*
Fat
 
18
g
28
%
Saturated Fat
 
3
g
19
%
Polyunsaturated Fat
 
8
g
Monounsaturated Fat
 
9
g
Sodium
 
383
mg
17
%
Potassium
 
643
mg
18
%
Carbohydrates
 
24
g
8
%
Fiber
 
7
g
29
%
Sugar
 
14
g
16
%
Protein
 
11
g
22
%
Vitamin A
 
12415
IU
248
%
Vitamin C
 
30
mg
36
%
Calcium
 
91
mg
9
%
Iron
 
2
mg
11
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.