Diabetes-friendly lunch: Asian Slaw

Looking for a diabetes-friendly lunch recipe? Try this easy Asian Slaw – just mix together and eat!

Asian Slaw recipe

Serves: 4

Slaw ingredients:

• 2 cups red cabbage, finely sliced
• 1 cup green cabbage, finely sliced
• 1 cup carrots, peeled and grated
• ½ cup spring onions, chopped
• Sprinkling of sesame seeds
• 1 cup chopped coriander

Asian dressing ingredients:

• 3cm piece of ginger, grated
• ½ cup soya sauce 
• 100ml vinegar (rice wine/apple cider)
• 1.5t sesame oil

Method:

• Mix cabbage, carrots and spring onions in a bowl.
• Mix ingredients for dressing and let it rest for 30 minutes.
• Add dressing to cabbage and massage gently.
• Add sesame seeds and coriander.

Top tip:

Switch out the soya sauce for tamari for a deeper, richer flavour.

Diabetes-friendly lunch ideas

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