Red Cabbage and Beet Salad With Pears and Walnuts
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This salad tastes lovely and is even better the second day.
Ingredients:
- 1/4 head red cabbage, thinly sliced
- 1 Tbs. salt
- 2 Tbs. vinegar
- 1 large beet, peeled and grated
- 1 pear, peeled and sliced
- walnuts, chopped
- 2 Tbs. rice wine vinegar
- 3 Tbs. walnut oil
- 1 Tbs. agave or maple syrup
- 1 inch nob ginger, peeled and grated
- salt and pepper to taste
Directions:
- To “wilt” the red cabbage, slice it in very fine slices.
- Sprinkle the red cabbage with 1/4 tablespoon of salt and 2 tablespoons of vinegar and mix well in a bowl.
- Strongly kneed the red cabbage and allow it to sit for 30 minutes.
- Rinse the cabbage under running water to remove the extra salt and vinegar, squeeze the extra water out and place in a large serving bowl.
- Grate the beet and mix into the cabbage.
- Make the vinaigrette, pour over the salad and mix well.
- Sprinkle the walnuts on top.
- Serve the salad with slices of pears.
Notes:
If you prefer a crunchier salad, then skip the “wilting” process of the cabbage and just serve it raw, sliced. If you prefer cooked beets, then roast or boil the beet first, then grate it.
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What wonderfully vibrant color and the flavors sound amazing. Thanks for sharing with us, Zen!
Hi 6 Bittersweets,
Thank you for your nice comment. This s a very nice salad. It’s light, but yet vibrant both in color and flavors. We have yet more nice red cabbage recipes to share with people and looking forward to doing so, but there are any other yummy things to come as well. This morning I was so pleased to be successful finding a favorite recipe- Seminole pumpkin flat breads. We enjoyed them this morning for Sunday morning breakfast with a homemade jam- carrot, rhubarb rosemary jam- very yummy breakfast indeed. It was perfect for a rainy cold morning.
Very nice – I often do something similar with apples, but pears are a great idea!
Hi Heather,
Thank you fr your comment. Yes, I often forget about pears too, strange- they are so nice and useful, This is a very nice salad and the colors are wonderful especially in the colder months when we don’t have so many colors. I hope you try and enjoy the salad.
I love beets and was looking for a new beets recipe and came across your site. What a great blog and recipe. I will have to try it out and let you know how it goes. I also posted a recipe recently: http://delishhh.com/?p=358 Hope you can visit.
Hi Delishhh,
Thank you for your comment. We rely enjoyed this salad, and hope you do too. If you enjoy beets- and I see by our lovely pickled beets recipe and photo, that you do. Check out our tasty Spicy Bee Soup, it’s one of our best beet recipes.
http://www.vegalicious.org/2007/08/08/spicy-beet-soup/ And, amazingly yummy is the recipe for shredded beets o pasta, you can find it i the index. I look forward to looking at your blog over the weekend.