Let cool. In a bowl, mix the oil, vinegar, soy sauce and sugar. Add the cabbage, scallions and cilantro and toss. Add the almonds and season with pepper. Toss again and serve.

I trained as a Napa County Master Gardener in 2004. That was also the first year that our local group decided we could learn something about growing specific vegetables by growing the same ...

That's why I've made a lighter soup with napa cabbage instead of a classic cabbage soup. It's hard to say that napa cabbage is an unpopular vegetable. We use it often, but primarily for coleslaw.