Sweet and Spicy Cabbage Salad

Spicy, sweet, crunchy, fresh. Perfect for summer. I found this recipe on Joy the Baker's blog and it has become one of my favorite summer salads. Next time I'm going for a whole teaspoon of red pepper flakes instead of a half.

Sweet and Spicy Cabbage Salad

Recipe from joythebaker.com adapted from Bon Appetit

2 lbs shredded cabbage

3 medium carrots, grated

1 red bell pepper, thinly sliced

1/3 cup chopped scallions

1 3/4 teaspoons fine grain salt

1/4 cup honey vinegar or apple cider vinegar

1/4 cup sugar

2 tbls peeled and grated ginger

1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes.

Toss together cabbage, carrots, bell pepper, scallions and salt in a large bowl. Let stand until cabbage is slightly wilted, about 5 minutes.

Bring vinegar, sugar, grated ginger and red pepper flakes to a boil in a small saucepan, stirring until the sugar dissolves. Pour over cabbage mixture. Toss to coat.