Moroccan Cabbage Slaw with Carrots and Mint

If you like fresh mint you’ll swoon over this Moroccan Cabbage Slaw with Carrots and Mint, and lemon and cumin added to the dressing adds even more flavor.

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My fondness for cabbage is well-documented on the blog, and this unique Moroccan Cabbage Slaw with Carrots and Mint is my latest cabbage slaw favorite. 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 the 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 summertime slaw recipe, and I’d love this salad combined with some lovely Grilled Vegetables from the garden!

We loved the carrots in this, but they’re the highest carb ingredient, so feel free to use more cabbage and less carrots (or skip the carrots completely) if you wish. But if you like the ingredients, I think you’ll be surprised at how delicious this was, 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 slaw really a Moroccan Recipe?

I adapted this recipe from a cookbook which called it Moroccan Slaw, so to be honest I’m not sure it’s an authentic Moroccan recipe. But it’s definitely delicious!

How to Make Moroccan Cabbage Slaw with Carrots and Mint:

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1. Thinly slice and chop enough green cabbage to make 5 cups of sliced cabbage.
2. You can grate carrots yourself if you like, but I love these thicker shredded carrots in salads.
3. Prepare 1/2 cup each of sliced green onions and chopped fresh mint.
4. Whisk together the mayo, lemon juice, ground cumin, and Monkfruit Sweetener (affiliate link) or sweetener of your choice to make the dressing.
5. Stir together the cabbage, carrots, and green onions in a salad bowl.
6. Then combine with enough dressing to moisten all the salad ingredients.
7. Stir in the chopped mint and serve.

More Cabbage Salad Recipes:

• Asian Cabbage Salad 
• Spicy Cilantro Peanut Slaw 
• Spicy Mexican Slaw with Lime and Cilantro

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Yield: 8 servings

Moroccan Cabbage Slaw with Carrots and Mint

Prep Time 15 minutes

Total Time 15 minutes

Moroccan Cabbage Slaw with Carrots and Mint is so tasty, and lemon and cumin added to the dressing adds even more flavor.

Ingredients

Salad Ingredients:

• 5 cups thinly sliced green cabbage
• 2 cups shredded carrots (I like the thick pre-shredded carrots that come in a bag for this)
• 1/2 cup thinly sliced green onions
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh mint
• salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste

Dressing Ingredients:

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

Instructions

1. Thinly slice enough green cabbage to make 4-5 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.
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.

Notes

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.If this makes more salad than you are going to eat at one time, I would only add mint to the portion of salad you’re going to use. Refrigerate the mint and leftover salad separately and add mint to the rest of the salad just before you eat it.

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

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

8

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 132Total Fat: 11gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 9gCholesterol: 6mgSodium: 188mgCarbohydrates: 9gFiber: 3gSugar: 4gProtein: 2g

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:
The addition of carrots would make this Moroccan Cabbage Slaw with Carrots, Cumin, Lemon, and Mint limited to phase 2 or 3 for the original South Beach Diet, and you might want to reduce or eliminate the carrots for other low-carb diet plans.

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