Vietnamese Cabbage Salad

Ingredients

• Dressing:
• 1 large shallot thinly sliced (about 1/4 cup)
• 1/2 tsp chili paste with garlic
• 2 tsp fish sauce
• 3 tbsp lime juice
• 1 tsp sea salt
• 3 tbsp light brown or turbinado sugar
• 2 tbsp water
• 2 tsp rice wine vinegar
• Salad:
• 1 small head Napa cabbage shredded, or 1 12-ounce package shredded white cabbage
• 1 cup shredded carrots
• 1/2 English cucumber, halved vertically and sliced thinly into half-moons
• 1/4 cup fresh mint leaves, torn into smallish pieces
• 1/4 cup fresh cilantro leaves, left whole
• a few basil leaves torn into pieces
• 3 tbsp unsalted peanuts coarsely chopped