Russian Cabbage Salad

Russian slaw is a healthy cabbage* salad. The Russian salad has no mayonnaise as in a typical English/American slaw. Instead, lemon and oil are used in the dressing. It can be as a vegetable dish or a light salad with meat, chicken or potatoes.

Капустный салат (Russian)

/kapustnyy salat/ 

or

капуста провански

/kapusta provanski/

"Provence cabbage"

Serves 6

Chill for +/- 3 hours.

1 1/2 Tbs. (22 ml) each: organic lemon juice and olive oil

2 Tbs. (30 ml) white wine vinegar

1/2 tsp (2,5 g) organic sugar

1 organic red onions, chopped 3/4 of the onion, and slice the rest

2 1/2 pounds (about a 1 kg) organic cabbage, remove the outer leaves, rinse, remove the core, and finely chopped

organic green onions, sliced

2 each organic: garlic cloves and carrots

shredded mint leaves

black pepper

1 Tbs. (15 g) sea salt

1 tsp. (2 g) caraway seeds

optional: handful of pomegranate seeds

один  /a-deen/ 1. Rub the cabbage with the salt and then squeeze it to release the juices and make the salad moist and tasty without too much oil.

два  /dva/ 2. Whisk together the lemon juice and vinegar into a bowl.

три  /tree/ 3. Whisk in the olive oil, sugar and black pepper.

четыре  /chye-tir-ye/ 4. Stir in the chopped red onions.

пять   /pyat/ 5. Stir the onion slice in with the lemon/vinegar mixture.

шесть   /shest/ 6. Grate the carrots and mince the garlic. Add to the cabbage.

семь   /syem/ 7. Toss the cabbage with mint leave in the dressing.

восемь  /vo-syem/ 8. Cover the bowl and chill for 3 hours.

 (a) Longer time for firm winter cabbage and lesser time for summer greenish cabbage.

девять /dyev-yat/ 9. Before serving, add the sliced red onions and chopped green onions on top.  

десять  /dyes-yat/ 10. Serve with optional pomegranate seeds over the top.

*Cabbage is a riche source of 

1. vitamin C (involves in the repair of tissue) 
2. vitamin K (for blood coagulation) and 
3. moderate source of vitamin B6 (foster good health and works well with other nutrients).