Crunchy Green Cabbage Salad with Asian dressing

Most Aussies would have had a tasty salad favourite made with a packet of Crunchy Fried Noodles - so here is my updated, healthier version - still crunchy because of the celery, snow peas, radish and nuts, but without any longlife oil or additives.  I like to use toasted Pine Nuts but toasted almonds would be great too.   
If you want to serve as a main meal - a little sliced beef or chicken  or juicy cooked prawns tossed through is an easy option - very versatile 
Just be sure to wait until immediately before serving before adding the dressing and nuts.                 Enjoy!   Colleen

Crunchy Asian Salad by Feed Your Inner Cook

Preparation
15 - 20 minutes to shred veggies and prepare dressing
2 minutes final assembly

Ingredients
1/2  Wombok (Chinese cabbage)  or regular cabbage - finely shredded
1/2  red onion - very finely sliced
4 shallots (long green stalk/spring onions) - sliced
red capsicum - finely sliced
3 radishes - finely sliced
3 stalks celery - sliced
2 carrots - finely sliced or use a julienne shredder
handful Snow peas - sliced
Coriander / parsley / mint  - shredded
Options: finely sliced red chilli or shake dried chilli flakes

Dressing
1 1/2 tablespoons White Vinegar
1 1/2 tablespoons Castor Sugar (finer, dissolves faster)
3 teaspoons Soy Sauce
Shake ground white pepper to taste  OR use a little ground Sichuan pepper
1 teaspoon Sesame Oil
1/4 cup Rice Bran Oil  (or Light Olive Oil  - which means lighter flavour NOT less calories)
Taste and adjust to your preference 

Nuts
good handful toasted -  pine nuts or roughly chopped almonds.  Reserve separately until ready to serve the salad

Method
Combine and mix all the sliced and shredded vegetables in a large serving bowl or platter with a lip.

Pour all the dressing ingredients into a jar with good screw cap.  Shake really well to combine ensuring sugar is dissolved.  
Taste and adjust if needed.  
Keep dressing in lidded jar until ready to serve.

When ready to serve:
Shake the dressing again and pour some over the salad, gently toss to combine and add a little more dressing if needed.  
Scatter the nuts over the salad
Garnish with chilli and a few herb leaves if desired.
      Enjoy!  Colleen