Red Cabbage Salad

Red Cabbage Salad is probably a dish you’ve been seeing served in kebab shops, as the name of the recipe itself refers to. If you are wondering how this a bit sour but heavenly delicious salad is prepared, then you came to the right place! We will share the secret of this salad with you. Are you ready? Then let’s see how this recipe is made!

The secret of this recipe lies under how you prepare the red cabbage. Basically, all you need to know is to how to turn red cabbage into a pickle-like red cabbage. Here is the trick:

Start by shredding the red cabbage. You should try to make them as thin as possible so that they can get soften faster. Then, salt the shredded red cabbage and let it sit for 15-20 minutes. Once the time is up, pour over the lemon juice and vinegar. You should massage the shredded red cabbage for few minutes to make the magic work!

When you see the incredibly beautiful pink-purple color of the red cabbages, that means you did a great job. Congrats!

Either you can squeeze out the excess moisture of the red cabbages, or you can just not waste it and use it as a dressing for your salad.

In a large salad bowl, mix the red cabbage with lettuce and pour over the olive oil as a final touch. And your Red Cabbage Salad, also named as Kebab Shop Salad, will be ready. No need to wait for your next visit to a kebab shop next time, you just learned the little secret behind this unique dish! Until next time folks, keep coloring your plates!

Red Cabbage Salad Recipe

Serves: 2 Prep Time: 20 min Cooking Time: 0 min 0 min

Nutrition facts: 139 calories 2 grams fat

Rating: 5.0/5

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Ingredients

• 1/2 head of red cabbage (approximately 450 grams), shredded
• 1/2 head of lettuce (approximately 300 grams), chopped
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
• Salt

Instructions

1. Shred the red cabbage and chop the lettuce into bite-sized pieces.
2. Transfer red cabbage into a small bowl. To soften it, salt the shredded red cabbage and let it sit for 15-20 minutes. Afterwards, pour in the lemon juice and vinegar, and use your hands to massage the cabbage for about 2-3 minutes until it starts to soften.
3. In a large salad bowl, combine the shredded red cabbage, and the chopped lettuce.
4. Pour over the olive oil.

Notes

• You may squeeze out the excess moisture of the red cabbage. But we recommend you to add it into salad because we think it is such a perfect salad dressing!