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Don's Far-East Far-Out Coleslaw
This is a recipe I came up with a few years ago when green lettuce prices were sky-high and cabbage was cheap. I never make it exactly the same way, so feel free to adjust the ingredients to your own palates.

Ingredients:

Salad

• one-half head of green cabbage, shredded
• half a bunch of green onions, chopped
• half a bunch of cilantro, chopped
• 2 medium carrots, grated

Dressing

• 1/4 cup sliced, pickled ginger, julienned
• 1/4 cup salted black beans (available at any Asian grocery store)
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1 tbsp. toasted sesame oil
• 1/2 cup rice vinegar
• 1/4 cup sugar or Mirin (sweet cooking wine)
• 1 tbsp. ground chili paste or hot sauce

For Garnish

• Juice of one lemon
• Toasted sesame seeds

In a large bowl, toss together all the salad ingredients. In a small sieve, rinse the black beans in cold water, then finely chop. Put the beans in a small bowl and mix in the rest of the dressing ingredients. Pour over the salad and mix well. Refrigerate for about an hour before serving. Just before serving, stir in the lemon juice and sprinkle in the sesame seeds. This keeps in the fridge for several days, and you can even add fresh cabbage to it if you have sufficient dressing left in the bottom of the bowl.

Bon Appetit!