Red Cabbage, Cilantro and Walnut Salad Recipe (2024)

What I have read (and done b/c I don't have fish sauce on hand most of the time) is that for 1tbsp fish sauce you can substitute 1 tbsp worcestershire sauce (you can get a vegan version), soy sauce, or light soy sauce. OR mix hoisin sauce and light soy sauce together to get a more layered flavor substitute. I hope that is helpful!

Yup, typically honey or even maple syrup would be fine for this small a quantity.

Any substitute for agave? Don;t have any and it calls for just a bit. Honey?

This is wonderful. I served it with butternut squash lasagna for my vegetarian guests.
I used my processor to shred the cabbage and I bought julienned radishes from Whole Foods salad bar.
I use all of the ingredients in other recipes.

For everyone who can't seem to locate it, Agave syrup is widely available in most supermarkets. It comes in different sades and intensity levels.Look for it near the maple syrup or in the spice aisle. Dole even makes one. It's a very handy sweetener to have when you want the 'sugar' component of your recipe to dissolve.

Had to sub olive oil for walnut oil, and used carrots in place of radishes: it was one of the best dressings I've made and a very good salad over all. I'll return to this often.

Nice recipe but will require some intelligent substitutions. I don't buy expensive oils and don't have an agave handy in my backyard. I cook for vegetarians & fish sauce is out.
Some ground walnuts with a citrus dressing and some slivered chiles comes to mind.

Please respond to the fish sauce request! We are vegetarian too and I would like to have a go to for subbing since this ingredient comes up often. I am thinking that there is likely a specific kind of soy sauce, but I don't know enough about them to guess which one. thanks

While soy would get you the saltiness of the fish sauce it wouldn't replace the umami. Salted anchovies in any form would get you closef. For veg, fermented tofu (avail at Asian markets) would work well. However, Worcestershire and hoisin are not at all close in taste.

It’s the walnuts and fish sauce that really transform this salad. Don’t skip them if possible. The addition of a Serrano chili or hot honey (in place of agave) adds a wonderful dimension for those who like a bit of heat.

Delicious. I used maple syrup instead of agave.

I used this recipe as a “base” and really played around with additions such as apple, carrots, sesame seeds etc. For the dressing, you don’t need the fish sauce at all - I subbed soy as well as a bit of citrus yuzu sauce (Kikkoman brand). I did not use as much oil as the recipe called for or the variety of oils - I only had olive and sesame oil and a combination of the 2 worked fine. The one critical ingredient for the dressing is lime juice as you need that tang/bite.

Beautiful slaw. Works fine with green cabbage.

Delicious! I subbed honey for agave and used watermelon radishes. Served as a side with NYT cooking recipe sheet pan miso chicken with radishes and lime. so good.

Green apple for color/taste?Other colorful crunchy veggies?

This was excellent, and I had on hand all the ingredients except nuts, which I can see would have given a nice crunch, but it was fine without. Oh and didn't have agave syrup so just used sugar. It was perfect with some soy-honey-chili roasted chicken thighs and rice.

This was really delicious, and leftovers kept well in the fridge. Didn't have walnut oil, but didn't miss it; maybe used an extra dash of sesame oil in its place. We'll definitely make this again.

This is delicious. I did add a bit of very thinly sliced red onion and some chopped cucumber. Served it with baked salmon and cilantro coconut rice. Great combination!

This is the best way to eat raw red cabbage. My fall CSA delivery also included the cilanto and radishes so this was a win/win. I added a chopped raw apple and subbed in honey for the agave.

This is delicious, but I'm not sure you need this much oil. I cut back by 2 T and it was fine.

Quite possibly THE best side salad I ever made! Yes, there are lots of ingredients in this one. However, it is worth the effort. The flavors perfectly blend together. I used the leftovers in fish tacos the following day.

Added scallion and basil. Delicious! Walnuts are key.

A good vegetarian substitute for fish sauce is soy sauce plus some marmite or vegemite. For the one Tbsp of fish sauce, I suggest 2 tsp soy sauce and 1 tsp marmite.

Only substitutions were maple syrup, as I didn't have agave, and added green onions. Delicious alongside shrimp dumplings.