Vegan, Pegan Crunchy Red Cabbage Salad

This is an easy lunch or dinner that can be paired with another protein or more veggies depending on your diet of choice! Our girls love the crunchiness of this yummy salad and it’s pretty filling too. It’s jam packed with raw veggies, plant-based protein, and all kinds of vitamins and minerals!

Did you know that Red Cabbage is known to:

1. Boost Your Immune System
2. Fight Inflammation
3. Aid Healthy Bones
4. Combat Chronic Diseases
5. Support a Healthy Gut

Red Cabbage Nutrition

One cup (89 grams) of chopped, raw red cabbage has about: (11)

28 calories
7 grams carbohydrates
1 grams protein
2 grams fiber
50.7 milligrams vitamin C (85 percent DV)
34 micrograms vitamin K (42 percent DV)
993 IU vitamin A (20 percent)
0.2 milligram manganese (11 percent DV)
0.2 milligram vitamin B6 (9 percent DV)
216 milligrams potassium (6 percent DV)
0.1 milligram thiamine (4 percent DV)
0.1 milligram riboflavin (4 percent DV)
16 micrograms folate (4 percent DV)
40 milligrams calcium (4 percent DV)
0.7 milligram iron (4 percent DV)
14.2 milligrams magnesium (4 percent DV)

Now for the Recipe…

Here’s what you’ll need:

1/2 head of red cabbage – chopped

1 can of chickpeas, drained and rinsed

2 carrots cut into thin slices

1/3 cup of Kalmata Olives

1/4 cup sliced almonds

1 lemon

1 tbsp olive oil

1/4 tsp black pepper

Chop all the cabbage & carrots and add to bowl. Add olives, almonds & chickpeas. Squeeze lemon and drizzle olive oil on top. Season with pepper as desired.