Red cabbage salads - 11 cooking recipes

Red cabbage is most often used in dishes that do not require thermal processing. Russian housewives love to pickle it, salt it and prepare a variety of salads from it. Unlike neutral white cabbage, red cabbage looks beautiful on the table, especially if cut into thin strips.

In most cases, red cabbage is tougher and denser than white cabbage. Therefore, thin cutting is important not only for beauty, but also for enhancing the taste of the salad made from it.

How to properly prepare fresh red cabbage salad? After shredding, it is recommended to salt the cabbage and lightly squeeze it to make the fibers softer and the dish heavier. After this procedure, you can mix in any ingredients according to the chosen recipe. It can also be used to replace white cabbage.

Red cabbage in salads harmonizes well with other raw vegetables and herbs like: carrots, radishes, radishes, celery root, cucumbers, bell peppers. It’s very good to mix it with pickled foods, as well as Korean marinades. You can season it with any vegetable oil, mayonnaise, or other sauce.

For a warm version of red cabbage salad, the vegetables can be lightly simmered over low heat with a little water.

A healthy version of a salad for breakfast, which can be liked not only by adults, but also by children: red cabbage, raisins, dried apricots, prunes, nuts and additionally any juicy fruit like a pear or apple. For lovers, you can also add onions and a little wine vinegar to the composition, and season with cinnamon, ginger and a pinch of ground black pepper.