June 6, 2023

Kohlrabi, Purple Carrot, and Green Bean Slaw

This slaw brightens up plate of dumplings while the Vietnamese-style dressing pairs well with the flavors commonly found in Asian pork-filled dumplings.

By Christine Burns Rudalevige

Feature Image by Derek Bissonnette | Styling by Catrine Kelty

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Makes

servings

Ingredients

2 cups julienned kohlrabi
1 ⅓ cups julienned carrots
½ pound green beans trimmed and sliced on the bias
1 tablespoon sugar
3 tablespoons rice vinegar
2 teaspoons soy sauce
1 teaspoon sesame oil
2 cloves garlic minced
1 red chile minced
4 cilantro stems finely chopped
¼ cup picked cilantro leaves
Sesame seeds
24 pan-fried pork dumplings

Instructions

Combine kohlrabi, carrots, and beans in a large bowl. Toss with sugar and let sit for 10 minutes. Drain any water that has accumulated in the bowl. Add rice vinegar, soy sauce, sesame oil, garlic, chile, and cilantro stems. Toss and let sit while you pan-fry the dumplings. At the last minute, add cilantro leaves to the slaw. Garnish with sesame seeds and serve with pan-fried dumplings.

About the author

Christine Burns Rudalevige

Christine is a former Editor-in-Chief of edible MAINE. She has lived in many places, including Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, England and France. But her professional world has consistently been grounded in just two: in journalism and in the kitchen. Throughout her 30-year writing career, she’s covered sports, politics, business and technology. But for the past 10 years after completing culinary school, she’s focused on food. Her words and recipes about eating locally and sustainably have appeared in publications from The Portland Press Herald to Fine Cooking. Her award-winning cookbook Green Plate Special was published in 2017. When she’s not laboring over a cutting board or a keyboard, she’s learning from her two semi-adult children, a community of food-minded friends, hundreds of productive Maine farmers, thousands of innovative chefs near and far, and her 30,000 honeybees.