Ginger Cabbage Slaw: How to stay cool when it's hot.

For all those suffering in the heat

When it is hot, NO ONE wants to cook really. Just thinking of the hot stove, the hot food, the hot - EVERYTHING is just exhausting and enough to make one break out in a hot sweat. When I first got married, I had the opportunity to live in Hong Kong, and I remember just DYING in the heat. I cooked in the TINIEST of kitchens - one where I literally could stand in one spot in the center of the kitchen and reach the sink, the stove and oven, and the refrigerator without moving my feet. This kitchen had one small window, no air-conditioning, and a door to separate you from the rest of the house (and the air-conditioning.) 6 months out of the year it was pretty awful and 3 months of the year it was almost unbearable. I would walk in, start cooking, walk out fully drenched in sweat and would have to lie on the marble floor of the bathroom to cool down. But I was a newlywed and had it in my mind that my job, my duty, my calling, was to prepare delicious dinners for my husband and me and I did it, in that sweltering, hot, miserbly muggy, miniscule kitchen day after day. (I wish I had a picture of it somewhere.)

I wish I had created this cabbage slaw back then - if only to cook one less thing on the stove and to have the crisp, refreshing coolness of this salad while lying on the marble bathroom floor. The combination sounds sooo cool and refreshing. (bathroom floor and cabbage slaw) I had originally come up with this idea for the Korean tacos, but it is so great that I thought it deserved its own post and own different menu ideas. It pairs excellently with:
Bulgogi
Korean Marinade Flank steak
Ginger Soy Chicken
Ginger Garlic Honey Wings
Mochi Beef
Ginger Garlic Chicken with Honey Drizzle
Ultimate BBQ Ribs

You only need to add your rice on the side and you're all set for your meal.

Ginger Cabbage Slaw

6 cups of cabbage, shredded. (about 1/2 a head of a good sized cabbage)
1/2 cup of red onion, thinly sliced
1/2 cup of scallions chopped

Dressing
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/4 cup rice vinegar
1 tablespoon honey
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
Pepper to taste

Whisk ingredients of dressing all together. Place the cabbage, onions and scallions in a bowl. 15 minutes before serving, pour dressing over salad and toss.\

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