Asian cabbage and sesame salad

Ingredients

main

• 1 small white cabbage, finely shredded
• 6 shallots, finely sliced and marinated in 2 tbsp red wine vinegar or rice vinegar for 2 hrs
• 1 tbsp toasted sesame seeds

for the dressing

• 3 tbsp tahini
• 1 tbsp sunflower oil
• 1 tsp wasabi paste or English mustard if not available
• 2 tbsp rice vinegar
• 3 tbsp soy sauce
• juice of 1 lemon
• 1 inch fresh ginger, peeled and grated
• 1 small garlic clove , crushed
• 1 ½ tbsp sesame oil
• 5 tbsp water
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 1 tsp salt, or to taste