Looking for a vibrant, crunchy, and nutrient-dense dish to brighten your plate? This Mardi Gras Slaw with Pine Nuts and Golden Raisins, developed by CancerChoices’ Senior Clinical Consultant, health-supportive chef, and culinary translator Laura Pole, is packed with cancer-fighting cruciferous vegetables, healthy fats, and natural sweetness.
If you’re short on time, organic bagged broccoli slaw can be a quick and easy substitute without sacrificing nutrition. Whether you enjoy it as a side dish, in a salad, or even tossed into a stir-fry, this recipe is a simple way to incorporate more cruciferous veggies into your meals.
Mardi Gras Slaw with Pine Nuts and Golden Raisins
Makes: 6–8 servings
Note: If you prefer a more traditional slaw taste, you can use canola or safflower mayo in place of the lemon juice, olive oil, and salt.
Ingredients:
- 4 large carrots, peeled and cut into 3-inch lengths
- 4 broccoli stems
- ½ head red cabbage
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons golden raisins, soaked in warm water then drained
- 2 tablespoons toasted pine nuts (or toasted almond slivers)
- 2 tablespoons expeller-pressed grapeseed, canola, sunflower, or extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped parsley
- Salt, to taste
Directions:
Grate the carrots, broccoli stems, and red cabbage and place them in a large mixing bowl. In the same bowl, add the oil, lemon juice, parsley, salt, raisins, and pine nuts. Toss to combine. Taste the slaw and sweeten with a little sucanat if needed.
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Laura Pole is senior clinical consultant for CancerChoices. Laura is an oncology clinical nurse specialist who has been providing integrative oncology clinical care, navigation, consultation, and education services for over 40 years. She is the co-creator and co-coordinator of the Integrative Oncology Navigation Training at Smith Center for Healing and the Arts in Washington, DC. Laura also manages the “Media Watch Cancer News That You Can Use” listserv for Smith Center/Commonweal. In her role as a palliative care educator and consultant, Laura has served as statewide Respecting Choices Faculty for the Virginia POST (Physician Orders for Scope of Treatment) Collaborative as well as provided statewide professional education on palliative and end-of-life care for the Virginia Association for Hospices and Palliative Care.
For CancerChoices, Laura curates content and research, networks with clinical and organizational partners, brings awareness and education of integrative oncology at professional and patient conferences and programs, and translates research into information relevant to the patient experience as well as clinical practice.
Laura sees her work with CancerChoices as a perfect alignment of all her passions, knowledge and skills in integrative oncology care. She is honored to serve you.