You know, sometimes simple is best.
Instead of making coleslaw, give your cabbage the Turkish treatment and you’ll love it! The crunchy fresh taste as well as the vibrant purple colour make it a memorable salad.
red cabbage salad with freshly chopped dill |
How do you like the look of that? Doesn’t it look fresh, healthy and just plain appetising? I certainly think it does! I find that this salad goes down well with friends and family alike. It’s great with fish and meat dishes too.
Ingredients for Red Cabbage Salad – Kırmızı Lahana Salatası
Serves 6
1 medium-sized red cabbage/kırmızı lahana
2 Turkish teaspoons granulated sugar/toz şeker – APPROX 1 HEAPED REGULAR TEASPOON
2 Turkish teaspoons salt-SAME HERE
For the sauce:
4 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp chopped dill/dereotu
2 tbsp vinegar/sirke
Method
- Remove the tough outer leaves of the red cabbage. Halve the cabbage and slice thinly on a wooden chopping board.
…like this … |
- Place the chopped cabbage in a deep bowl and sprinkle the salt and sugar on top. Using your hand, scrunch it all up to soften. Cover with aluminium foil and place in the fridge for 2-3 hours. DOING THIS ENSURES THE GORGEOUS COLOUR.
the plain chopped cabbage |
- For the sauce: mix the olive oil, dill and vinegar in a small bowl. Pour over the salad, mix and serve.
- NOTE: this salad keeps well in the fridge for up to 2 days even with the dressing. However, make sure you serve at room temperature and not straight out of the fridge.
and here it is: red cabbage salad with chopped dill!
Afiyet olsun! |
oh my…so simple but so good! this is why i love following your blog. i would never have thought of this but i sure will be making it soon! thanks again for another wonderful recipe!
Love your photos…they look so inviting and delicious. I love this salad it is so refreshing and the dill I can eat the bunch alone myself :-)……I also make this salad in the summer time quite often to go with some grilled burgers.
Thanks again for your awesome pics and a great recipe…..enjoy your day. 🙂
That sounds do fresh and delicious!!
I love cabbage salad/slaws and I am sure that a red cabbage salad would be great.
Isn't nature great – when tomatoes stop tasting good, another brilliantly coloured vegetable comes into season.
So yummy Claudia, this is one of my favorite salads – goes so well with grilled meat and fish too, thanks for the reminder!
This is so easy and so delicious! And, we find, it keeps well. Not that we can keep it for long.