Napa Cabbage Salad with Asian Pears and Red Pepper Ginger-Miso Dressing - BriarPatch Food Co-op

Ingredients

• 6 cups chopped Napa Cabbage
• 1 bunch scallions, sliced into rounds
• 2 cups shredded carrots
• 1 cup toasted almonds, chopped
• 2 cups thinly sliced Asian pears – Asian is best, but bosc pears are also good
• Leaves from 1 bunch cilantro, picked
• Dressing:
• 3 stalks celery, chopped
• 1 red bell pepper, seeded/chopped
• ¼ cup tahini, or hulled white sesame seeds
• ¼ cup water
• 1-2 cloves garlic
• 2 Tbsp Tamari
• 2 Tbsp light miso
• 1 Tbsp + 1 tsp peeled, minced ginger
• Juice of 1 lemon
• ¼ to ½ cup extra-virgin olive oil, depending on how thick you want dressing
• Salt to taste
• Dash of cayenne pepper