Moroccan Salad (with Cabbage, Carrots, and Mint)

This interesting Moroccan Salad has cabbage, carrots, and mint, and this is perfect for everyone who enjoys the flavor pop of fresh mint! And mint is one of the last herbs that hang on in the garden, so if you’re growing mint I hope you give this salad a try!

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This unique Moroccan Salad (with Cabbage, Carrots, and Mint) is an example of my fondness for cabbage salads that’s well-documented on the blog. The cumin and lemon flavors combined with carrots give this slaw the Moroccan twist, and when my nephew Jake and I tried the recipe we added chopped mint, which really made the flavors pop in the salad.

I’m a big fan of green onions as well, so we also used a generous amount of those. Mint makes this a perfect late-summer salad recipe, because mint keeps growing well into fall. And we still have a little more grilling weather, and this is a great side dish for grilled food. If you like these ingredients, I think you’ll be surprised at how delicious this Moroccan Salad is, enjoy!

What ingredients do you need?

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• green cabbage
• carrots
• green onions
• fresh mint
• salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste
• mayo
• fresh-squeezed lemon juice, I used my fresh-frozen lemon juice
• ground Cumin (affiliate link)
• Monkfruit Sweetener (affiliate link)(see notes)

Is this cabbage salad an authentic Moroccan Recipe?

I adapted this Moroccan Salad recipe from a cookbook which called it Moroccan Slaw, so to be honest I’m not sure it’s an authentic Moroccan recipe. But carrots are common in Moroccan salads, and it has cumin, which is one of the main spices that used in Moroccan Cooking.

How low in carbs is this Moroccan Salad?

This tasty salad with cabbage, carrots, and mint, plus a cumin and lemon flavored dressing has 10 net carbs per serving due to the carrots. If you’d like a version with lower carbs, just use a bit more cabbage and fewer carrots. And if you serve it with one of the extra low carb main dishes I’m recommending below, you could still enjoy this salad for a low-carb meal.

Can you make the Moroccan Salad Recipe without mint?

We loved the flavor of the fresh mint in this salad, but if you don’t have mint I think fresh parsley would also be delicious.

How to Make Moroccan Salad Recipe with Cabbage, Carrots, and Mint:

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1. This salad makes 8 servings, but you can easily cut it in half and make only 4 servings if you prefer.
2. Thinly slice and chop enough green cabbage to make 8 cups of sliced cabbage.
3. You can grate carrots yourself if you like, but I buy the thicker shredded carrots to use in salads.
4. Prepare sliced green onions and chopped fresh mint.
5. Whisk together the mayo, lemon juice, ground cumin, and Monkfruit Sweetener (or sweetener of your choice) to make the dressing.
6. Stir together the cabbage, carrots, and green onions in a salad bowl.
7. Then combine with enough dressing to moisten all the salad ingredients.
8. Stir in the chopped mint and serve the Moroccan Salad right away.

Make it for a Low-Carb Meal:

Since the carrots make this Moroccan Cabbage Salad a bit of a splurge on carbs, I would serve it with one of these extra low carb main dishes:

• Grilled Cod with Garlic, Basil, and Lemon
• Chicken Souvlaki
• Grilled Shrimp Skewers
• Very Greek Grilled Chicken
• Kabob Koobideh (Persian Ground Beef Kabobs)

Want Lower-Carb Cabbage Salad Ideas?

If the carrots in this salad make it too much of a carb splurge for you, check out Low-Carb and Keto Cabbage Salads for cabbage salads that are lower in carbs!

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Yield: 8 servings

Moroccan Salad (with Cabbage, Carrots, and Mint)

Prep Time 15 minutes

Total Time 15 minutes

This Moroccan Salad with Cabbage, Carrots, and Mint is so tasty, and lemon and cumin added to the dressing gives the salad so much flavor. If you prefer a that's low in carbs, just use fewer carrots and slightly more cabbage. And this salad makes 8 servings, but the recipe can easily be cut in half.

Ingredients

Salad Ingredients:

• 8 cups thinly sliced green cabbage
• 2 cups shredded carrots (see notes)
• 1/2 cup thinly sliced green onions
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh mint
• salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste

Dressing Ingredients:

• 3/4 cup mayo
• 3 T fresh-squeezed lemon juice (see notes)
• 1/2 tsp. ground cumin (or more)
• 1 T Monkfruit Sweetener (see notes)

Instructions

1. Thinly slice enough green cabbage to make 8 cups thinly sliced cabbage.
2. Grate carrots to make 2 cups shredded carrots (or use the shredded carrots in a bag like I did, which are slightly thicker than the carrots you grate by hand.)
3. Thinly slice green onions and chop the mint (washing and drying it first if using garden mint.)
4. Whisk together the mayo, fresh lemon juice, ground cumin, and sweetener of your choice to make the dressing. I'd start with the small amount of cumin, taste it, and then add a bit more cumin if you're a fan of that flavor.
5. Combine sliced cabbage, shredded carrots, and sliced green onions in a bowl; then stir in enough dressing to moisten all the ingredients.
6. Stir in chopped mint, season to taste with salt and fresh ground black pepper, and serve.
7. Salads with mint don't keep that well and this recipe makes 8 servings, so if you won't eat it all at once I would cut the recipe in half. Or you can prepare cabbage, carrots, green onions, mint, and dressing; then only mix together as much salad as you'll eat and store the rest to mix up another salad the next day.

Notes

I like the thick pre-shredded carrots that come in a bag for this salad.

I use my frozen fresh lemon juice for this recipe. I would use Monkfruit Sweetener (affiliate link) for this salad, but use any sweetener of your choice.

Recipe adapted from The South Beach Diet Quick and Easy Cookbook.

Nutrition Information

Yield

8

Serving Size

1
Amount Per Serving Calories 144Total Fat 11gSaturated Fat 2gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 8.8gCholesterol 5.8mgSodium 193mgCarbohydrates 14gFiber 4gSugar 5.9gProtein 3g

Nutrition information is automatically calculated by the Recipe Plug-In I am using. I am not a nutritionist and cannot guarantee 100% accuracy, since many variables affect those calculations.

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Low-Carb Diet / Low-Glycemic Diet / South Beach Diet Suggestions:
This Moroccan Salad does have some carbs from the carrots; use fewer carrots and more cabbage to reduce the carbs if you prefer. The addition of carrots would make the Moroccan Salad Recipe limited to phase 2 or 3 for the original South Beach Diet, and South Beach would recommend low-fat mayo.

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Historical Notes for the Recipe:
The Moroccan Salad (with Cabbage, Carrots, and Mint) was first posted in 2012. The recipe was last updated with more information in 2025.

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