Spicy Chili Crisp Coleslaw Recipe - Tasting Table

"In spicy coleslaw, the vegetables are kept raw. Recipe developer Michelle Bottalico has created a recipe for a spicy Asian-inspired coleslaw that gets its heat from chili crisp. Featuring crunchy napa cabbage, red cabbage, carrots, scallions, and cilantro, the finished dish is as colorful and beautiful as it is tasty. Shelled edamame is the only cooked ingredient and turns an otherwise all-vegetable dish into something more balanced - in fact, this nutritious legume has more protein than an egg."

"The Asian-inspired dressing brings the whole dish together. It's made with ingredients such as rice vinegar, soy sauce, garlic, ginger, and the signature ingredient of the recipe - chili crisp. Chili crisp is popular for its ability to enhance foods with its bold and spicy flavor, and Bottalico chose it not just for its heat but for the complex flavor from the infused oil, as well as small, crunchy bits of texture."

Spicy chili crisp coleslaw pairs shredded napa and red cabbage, carrots, scallions, and cilantro with shelled edamame for added protein and balance. Vegetables remain raw to preserve crisp texture and bright flavor. The dressing blends rice vinegar, canola oil, soy sauce, sugar, garlic, grated ginger, and chili crisp to provide heat, complex infused-oil flavor, and crunchy bits. Chili crisp quantity can be adjusted to control spiciness. Salt and sesame seeds finish the salad. The result is a colorful, flavorful side that balances crunchy textures with savory, sweet, and spicy notes.

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