Here’s a healthy way to paint the town red – a head of red cabbage paired with deep red beets. The inspiration came from a recipe you may have seen from Rachel Ray but we cut out the brown sugar and prepared jelly. Our red apple balsamic vinegar brought the right amount of sweetness to the dish while still being only 10 calories per serving (see our nutrition information online). Four taste testers were on hand in the OT test kitchen and all agreed…delicious!
INGREDIENTS
- 1 medium to large sized red cabbage, cored and shredded; about 1 pound of shredded cabbage
- 1 can or jar of beets, sliced and cut into sticks (see photo below)
- ½ cup of golden raisins
- 1 cup of walnut or pecan pieces, toasted
- Juice of 1 lemon
- ½ cup of Olive This! Blood Orange Olive Oil
- ½ cup of Red Apple Dark Balsamic Vinegar
- Salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
DIRECTIONS
Completely remove the core of the head of cabbage and shred as thinly as possible with a knife. Transfer to a large mixing bowl.
Chop and toast pecans or walnuts. Toasting is optional but brings out a lot of nutty flavor. We just place the nuts into a dry skillet over low heat and in about 10 mins, they’re ready. Keep an eye on them – or set a timer – because we often forget! When cooled, transfer nuts to mixing bowl with cabbage.
Slice the beets into large match sticks. Someone once told us to use a sheet of wax or parchment paper on the cutting board when cutting beets to help prevent staining. Transfer beets to mixing bowl with other ingredients.
Add the golden raisins to the mixing bowl and prepare the dressing.
Whisk together the Blood Orange Olive Oil, Red Apple balsamic and lemon juice. Pour enough over the salad and toss well to combine. Add as much as desired, you may have some dressing left over (salads tomorrow?). Season well with salt and pepper, toss again to coat evenly. Serve immediately or store in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
MAKES 6 SERVINGS
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