Fresh and pickled, peeled and sliced, ginger adds fresher flavors to a punchy, crispy, crunchy salad.

Ingredients

• 4 large garlic cloves, chopped (about 1/4 cup)
• 2 tablespoons canola oil
• 4 cups shaved green cabbage (from 1 small head)
• 1 cup shaved red cabbage (from 1 small head)
• 1/2 cup matchstick carrots
• 1/2 cup thinly shaved red onion, rinsed under cold water and patted dry
• 2 mini sweet peppers or 1 large anaheim chile, thinly sliced crosswise (about 1/2 cup)
• 1/4 cup firmly packed pickled ginger, thinly sliced lengthwise, plus more to taste
• 1 (2-inch) piece fresh ginger, peeled and cut into 1/4-inch-thick matchsticks
• 2 teaspoons finely chopped seeded jalapeño chile (from 1 small chile)
• 3/4 cup coarsely chopped fresh cilantro leaves and tender stems
• 1/3 cup fried chickpeas (such as biena sea salt roasted chickpeas), coarsely crumbled
• 1/3 cup salted roasted peanuts, chopped
• 1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds or 2 tablespoons roasted sunflower seed kernels
• 2 tablespoons pickled ginger brine, plus more to taste
• 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 2 teaspoons fish sauce (such as red boat)
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

Directions

1. Combine garlic and oil in a small saucepan. Cook over medium until bubbles form around garlic, about 1 minute; decrease heat to medium-low. Cook, stirring often, until garlic is light blond, 4 to 5 minutes. Remove pan from heat, and continue to stir. (Garlic will keep browning.) When garlic is golden brown, pour through a strainer set over a heatproof bowl. Let garlic cool on a paper towel; reserve garlic oil.
2. Toss together cabbages, carrots, onion, sweet peppers, pickled and fresh ginger, and jalapeño in a large bowl. Add cilantro, fried chickpeas, peanuts, sesame seeds, and fried garlic; toss to combine.
3. Stir together pickled ginger brine, lime juice, fish sauce, and salt in a small bowl. Drizzle brine mixture over salad, adding reserved garlic oil to taste, if desired. Taste and add additional pickled ginger or pickled ginger brine, if desired. Serve immediately.