A crunchy, colorful salad with a creamy miso-ginger dressing.

This salad is a cornucopia of ingredients and flavors, and now it's turned into one of my most requested recipes. There's a lot of chopping involved, I won't pretend there isn’t, but once everything is in the bowl it comes together in about five minutes. The cashews, cabbage, carrots, and red bell pepper give it real crunch, the mandarin oranges add a little sweetness, and the delicious miso-ginger dressing ties it all together. I usually make a double batch on so I have lunch ready for most of the week. Don't worry about getting the chopping perfectly even. It'll still taste wonderful.