Denise says:
- This vegan salad uses a trio of different cabbages – sweetheart cabbage, red cabbage and kale. As a tasty vegan alternative to the traditional mayonnaise dressing, I like to make my cabbage slaw with a delicious zingy avocado dressing.
- Cabbages come in hundreds of varieties. All are economical and go a long way – perfect if looking for healthy recipes on a budget.
- Preparation Time: 25 minutes
- Cooking Time: 10 minutes
- Serves 6
Ingredients:
150g red cabbage – very finely sliced 1 ½ teaspoons coarse salt 350g sweetheart cabbage (approx. 1) 1 tablespoon rapeseed oil 200g carrot – approx. 2 carrots, peeled and grated 80g curly kale – thick stems discarded, blanched through boiling water & drained 2 teaspoons sesame seeds – toasted For the dressing: 1 ripe avocado – peeled, halved and destoned 1 lime – juice only 1 teaspoon rice vinegar 1 tablespoon agave nectar, sugar or date honey 1 teaspoon smoked paprika 1 teaspoon garlic saltMethod
- Toss the red cabbage with the salt in a colander and set aside in the sink to drain for about 10 minutes.
- Heat a griddle pan or large frying pan until very hot. Halve the sweetheart cabbage lengthways then cut half into 4 wedges, leaving the stem intact.
- Brush the cut sides with the rapeseed oil. Griddle for 3 minutes on each side until well charred – working in batches if needed. Resting a heatproof weight on top of the wedges, such as a heavy saucepan, will help them char better. Set aside to cool.
- Rinse the red cabbage to remove the salt. Spread on some kitchen paper and pat dry. Transfer to a large serving dish.
- Cut away and discard the tough cores from the charred cabbage. Slice widthways into 1cm strips and add to the bowl.
- Mix through the grated carrot and blanched kale.
- Put the dressing ingredients into the food processor, season and then blitz until very smooth. Mix into the vegetables in the bowl.
- Scatter with sesame seed and serve.
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