We both liked this much more than we expected. I wouldn't go to buy a head of purple cabbage to make this, but if I ended up with one, I'd use it this way again.
Spicy Slaw
½ head purple cabbage, shredded (from my market bag)
1 bunch cilantro, finely chopped (didn't have, so I used my last cube of frozen cilantro from Trader Joes)
1 carrot, grated (from my market bag)
1 jalapeño pepper, seeded and minced (from my market bag)
1 teaspoon minced ginger
2 limes, juiced (didn't have, I used 2 random packs of "True Lime" powder that I mixed with a little water)
2 tablespoons olive oil
couple pinches of suger, to taste
½ teaspoon sea salt
couple of sprinkles of your other favorite seasonings, if desired
Place the cabbage, cilantro, carrot, jalapeño and ginger in a large bowl. Toss veggies with lime, olive oil, and sugar, then sprinkle with salt.
My tips:
- To shred the cabbage, I cut the head in half and then cut each half in half so that it would sit flat. I just sliced it as thin as I could with a knife and it falls into shreds. I only needed half of the cabbage, so I threw some in a Maque Choux that I was making and froze the rest. I've never frozen fresh cabbage before but googled it and it people say it's fine. I'll throw it in a soup at some point.
- I always "grate/shred" carrots using a vegetable peeler - I like the thin strips better and it's faster - also easier to clean.
- I also "mince" ginger using a peeler - I just shave off little short chunks from the ginger knob that I keep in the freezer.
- For the jalepenos, I (well, my husband), chopped them using my Cuisinart Hand Stick Blender Chopper. It's one of my favorite, most useful wedding shower gifts. Tonight I/he blended corn with it for a soup, minced 2 jalepenos, and blended up the clementines for my clementine cake (recipe coming soon). I'd say that's pretty useful. It's runs around $40 on amazon w/free shipping- also available at Bed, Bath, and Beyond for about the same price, and you can probably find a coupon to use.
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