Easy to make Cabbage Salads.
Salad Prepping Shortcuts.
In our extended family, there are 10 adult children, all married, 38 grandchildren, a few married and 7 great grandchildren. An intimate family gathering starts at a minimum of 60 people! Add a few friends and family of in-laws and you can easily reach 100 people. Needless to say, food is bountiful, tasty and beautiful. The kitchen is a bit of a flurry for several days before. We have all learned as many time saving tricks as possible. I utilize those tricks, even when cooking for my small family and enjoy the shortcuts.
Red, white, green and orange
Another staple in a Middle Eastern kitchen is cabbage. It is used both raw and cooked. An Israeli table is always colorful. Some food choices are even made based on that! This selection of salads is probably the most colorful of all the salads my next few hubs will be talking about. When I make this selection, I basically work on all three salads at the same time. It is easier for prep time and clean up.
Best Cabbage Movie Line!
Mrs. Bucket, played by Helena Bonham Carter in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory says "Nothing goes better with cabbage than cabbage."
Instructions
- shred the cabbage finely
- grate the onion
- chop the cilantro into small pieces
- Mix it all together. Squeeze lemon and drizzle olive oil over it
- add salt and pepper to taste. Enjoy!
White cabbage salad
Ingredients:
1/2 green cabbage
1/2 onion
handful of cilantro (about 1/2 a bunch)
1 lemon
1 tablespoon olive oil
salt and pepper to taste
Where did the term Cole Slaw come from?
The words Cole Slaw were anglicized from the Dutch word, Koolsla. This was a shortened word for Koolsalade, meaning cabbage Salad.
Red Cabbage Nutrition
I used the red cabbage salad because it has the most calories and fat. You can take off almost 80 calories a serving of the other salads!
Red Cabbage Salad
| Nutrition Facts | |
|---|---|
| Serving size: 1 cup | |
| Calories | 209 |
| Calories from Fat | 36 |
| % Daily Value * | |
| Fat 4 g | 6% |
| Carbohydrates 20 g | 7% |
| Protein 2 g | 4% |
| * The Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet, so your values may change depending on your calorie needs. The values here may not be 100% accurate because the recipes have not been professionally evaluated nor have they been evaluated by the U.S. FDA. | |
You guessed it.
Cabbage!
Do you know....
...which vegetable is consumed most in the world next to potatoes?
To ease your salad making experience:
Instructions for Red Cabbage Salad.
1. chop the cabbage in small pieces
2. chop the garlic
3.chop the cilantro and mix everything together
4. squeeze 1/2 lemon
5. mix in 3 tablespoons of mayonaise (I like to use light)
Red Cabbage salad
Ingredients:
1/2 red cabbbage
2 cloves garlic
1 handful of cilantro
1/2 lemon
3 tablespoons of mayonaiise
salt and pepper to taste
Confetti Salad
Ingredients:
1/4 green cabbage
1/4 red cabbage
3 carrots
1/2 onion
a handful of cilantro
2 tablespoons of balsamic vinegar
1 tablespoon of mayonaise
salt and pepper to taste
Confetti Salad Instructions
1. Grate the carrots into bowl
2. shred green and red cabbage finely
3. grate onion
4. chop cilantro
5.mix with balsamic vinegar and mayonaise!
Cabbage Salad
Each of these salads have several variations and I am sure you will tailor them to your own personal tastes. I hope you enjoy these wonderful salads!
B'tayavon! (Good appetite!)
