RECIPE: Asian Pear and Napa Cabbage Slaw

This Asian slaw recipe comes to us from the pages of Chef Ron Hsu’s new book, Down South + East: A Chinese American Cookbook. The book showcases Chef Hsu’s extensive experience, from growing up in his family’s Chinese restaurants in Georgia to the famed NYC restaurant Le Bernardin and, finally, his own Michelin-starred restaurant in Atlanta, Lazy Betty.

In the book, Chef Hsu describes his Asian Pear and Napa Cabbage Slaw:

“This crisp, sweet, and spicy slaw is perfect piled onto a slider made with Char Siu Pulled Pork or alongside Buttermilk Fried Chicken,” he writes. “Allow it a quick 10 minutes for the flavors to marry, but don’t let it sit for too long, so that it can stay fresh and crunchy.”

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Asian Pear and Napa Cabbage Slaw

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Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Total Time 20 minutes mins

Course Salad or Side

Cuisine Chinese

Servings 4

Ingredients

  

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• 1 medium Asian pear, shredded
• 1/4 cup chopped kimchi
• 2 cups shredded napa cabbage
• 1/4 cup shredded carrots
• 2 green onions, white and green parts, cut into matchstick strips
• 20 mint leaves
• 2 tbsp mayonnaise preferably Duke's
• 1 lime, juiced 1 to 2 tablespoons
• Salt and white pepper

Instructions

 

• In a large bowl, combine the pear, kimchi, cabbage, carrots, green onions, mint, mayonnaise, and lime juice, season with salt and white pepper, and mix well. Let sit at room temperature for at least 10 minutes, then serve.

Notes

Reprinted with permission from Down South + East. Text copyright © 2026 by Ron Hsu. Photographs copyright © 2026 by Rinnie Allen. Published by Abrams.

Keyword Cabbage, pear, Slaw

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