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Confetti Broccoli and Herb Slaw

A bright colorful vegetable slaw on a large blue platter.
Photograph by Isa Zapata, Food Styling by Thu Buser, Prop Styling by JoJo Li

Using packaged broccoli slaw makes quick work of prepping this light and crunchy salad featuring some of the Ðồ Chua Pickle, along with its sweet and tangy brine. The light and crunchy salad is a perfect counterpoint to other bold dishes. For a creamy finish, mix in some Umami QP Mayonnaise.

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What you’ll need

Recipe information

  • Total Time

    20 minutes

  • Yield

    4 servings

Ingredients

1

12-oz. package broccoli slaw

1⅓

cups drained Ðồ Chua Pickle, plus ⅓ cup brine

1

Tbsp. (or more) Viet Chile Sauce or sriracha or 2 tsp. (or more) chili-garlic sauce

1½–4

Tbsp. fresh lime juice, divided

tsp. Diamond Crystal or ¾ tsp. Morton kosher salt, plus more, or 1 Tbsp. (or more) fish sauce

cup unsalted roasted peanuts or cashews (optional)

½

cup (lightly packed) coarsely chopped basil

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Toss one 12-oz. package broccoli slaw, 1⅓ cups drained Ðồ Chua Pickle, plus ⅓ cup brine, 1 Tbsp. Viet Chile Sauce or sriracha or 2 tsp. chili-garlic sauce, 1½ Tbsp. fresh lime juice, and 1½ tsp. Diamond Crystal or ¾ tsp. Morton kosher salt in a large bowl to combine. Taste slaw and add more salt and/or chile sauce if needed. Let sit, tossing occasionally, until broccoli is slightly softened, 5–10 minutes (you should be able to easily bend the stalk of a long piece of broccoli).

    Step 2

    If using ⅓ cup unsalted roasted peanuts or cashews, place in a mortar and pestle and pound until coarsely ground. (Alternatively, you can coarsely chop with a chef’s knife.) Add nuts and ½ cup (lightly packed) coarsely chopped basil to slaw and toss to combine. Taste slaw and add more salt and/or chile sauce and/or remaining lime juice as needed.

    Step 3

    Transfer slaw to a large shallow bowl or a platter, leaving excess liquid behind, to serve.

The cover of the cookbook Ever-Green Vietnamese by Andrea Nguyen
Recipes adapted from ‘Ever-Green Vietnamese: Super-Fresh Recipes, Starring Plants from Land and Sea,’ by Andrea Nguyen. Published April 25, 2023 by Ten Speed Press, an imprint of The Crown Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House LLC.

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  • Super tasty and easy- thank you BA for directing me to the bagged slaw! I went for the higher end of the lime juice and otherwise stuck to the recipe. Will make again! Had it with Chris Morocco’s sweet and spicy grilled chicken thighs.

    • Aileen

    • Halifax, NS

    • 6/13/2023