Cole Slaw - Macrobiotic Style


Yield: 
Serves 6 - 8

Cole slaw macrobiotic style is also known as Pressed Salad and is particularly strengthening for your digestive tract. I find it light and refreshing and works well with almost any other dishes. Great weekly addition to your menu planning. This recipe will stay fresh for a good 3 days of leftovers. Salute!

Ingredients: 
4 organic radishes quartered and thinly sliced
Ume vinegar (Asian Isle of Grocery Store)
1 head organic green cabbage shredded or thinly sliced
1 organic carrot grated
1 organic celery stalk diced
1 organic green onions thinly sliced
1 organic cucumber quartered and thinly sliced
1 organic lemon sliced paper-thin
3 generous pinches of sea salt
organic lemon slices

Directions: 

Soak radish slices in enough ume vinegar to cover, while combining remaining ingredients. Combine cabbage, carrot, celery, green onion, cucumber and lemon slices with sea salt. Massage with hands until cabbage feels "silky" and liquid squeezes from cabbage mixture. Drain ume vinegar from radishes and mix radishes into cole slaw. Place plate on top of salad and place weight on top of plate to "press" salad for 1 hour. Fluff cole slaw with fork and serve at room temperature. Serve with lemon slices as dressing.