Ember Roasted Slaw With Mint Food

EMBER-ROASTED SLAW WITH MINT

Steps:

• Light a charcoal or wood-burning grill and let the coals burn down to glowing embers.
• Meanwhile, make the dressing: In a large bowl, whisk the vinegar and sugar until sugar dissolves. Whisk in the oil, followed by the mustard and caraway seeds. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Lay the cabbage quarters directly on the coals and roast until all sides are charred, turning with tongs, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer to a sheet pan and let cool.
• Discard the tough core of the cabbage then thinly slice the cabbage crosswise. Add the sliced cabbage to the dressing and toss to coat. Season with salt, sugar and vinegar to taste. Refrigerate until serving and serve within a couple hours of mixing. Just before serving, stir in the mint.

KOHLRABI, APPLE, AND MINT SLAW

Steps:

• Soak kohlrabi in a bowl of ice water until crisp, 10 minutes. Drain well.
• Whisk together lime juice and zest, chile, and oil. Season with salt. Toss with kohlrabi, apple, and herbs. Season with more salt, if desired; serve.

HARVEST SLAW

Steps:

• In a medium ungreased skillet, over medium heat, toast the pecans by stirring frequently until golden brown. Set aside to cool.
• In a large bowl, combine coleslaw mix, carrots, grapes, pecans, and feta cheese.
• In a small bowl, stir together the mayonnaise, and Ranch dressing. Pour in sugar, and mix until dissolved. Toss coleslaw mixture with dressing until evenly coated. Serve immediately, or cover and chill in refrigerator.

MANGO SLAW WITH CASHEWS AND MINT

Steps:

• Toss mangoes, cabbage, pepper, and onion in a large bowl.
• Whisk line juice, vinegar, oil, salt and red pepper in a smaller bowl.
• Pour over slaw.
• You can serve immediately or leave flavours to meld for an hour in the fridge.
• Before serving toss with mint leaves and sprinkle with cashews.

RAW VEGAN BEET SLAW WITH MINT

Steps:

• Whisk vinegar, miso, and ground black pepper together in a large bowl. Add beets, goji berries, fennel, green onions, and mint; toss to combine.

SAVOY SLAW WITH MINT AND CILANTRO

Steps:

• Combine first 7 ingredients in large bowl. Whisk vinegar, sesame oil, vegetable oil, and chiles in medium bowl. Season dressing to taste with salt and pepper. DO AHEAD: Vegetables and dressing can be made 6 hours ahead. Cover separately and chill.
• Drizzle dressing over salad and toss to coat evenly. Season salad to taste with salt and pepper and serve.
• More info:
• Savoy cabbage is a mild-flavored cabbage with green, crinkly leaves. The veggie gets its name from the Savoy region in the western Alps, where the cabbage may have originated.
• Ingredient tip:
• Daikon ("large root" in Japanese) radishes look like giant white carrots. They have a mild radish flavor and are available at some supermarkets and at Asian markets.

EMBER-ROASTED SWEET POTATOES

Steps:

• Prepare a fire and let the charcoal burn down to a bed of embers, coals, and ashes for rescoldo. If cooking indoors, preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C).
• Bury the sweet potatoes in the embers, coals, and ashes, making sure they are completely and evenly covered. Roast until they are tender all the way through. If cooking indoors, arrange the sweet potatoes on a sheet pan and roast for about 45 minutes, or until tender all the way through. The cooking time will vary depending on the size of the sweet potatoes: after about 20 minutes, part the embers with long-handled tongs and try to pierce a sweet potato all the way through with a long bamboo skewer. It will probably meet with some resistance toward the center and feel about half baked. Turn the potatoes over with the tongs and replace the embers and ashes, adjusting them as necessary for even cooking, and roast for about 20 minutes longer. When the sweet potatoes are done, carefully dig them out and wipe off the ashes with a dish towel or paper towels.
• Turn the potatoes over with the tongs and replace the embers and ashes, adjusting them as necessary for even cooking, and roast for about 20 minutes longer. When the sweet potatoes are done, carefully dig them out and wipe off the ashes with a dish towel or paper towels.
• If serving simply with butter and crushed red pepper flakes, split the sweet potatoes open, add a tablespoon of butter to each, and season to taste with fleur de sel and red pepper flakes. Otherwise, omit the butter, fleur de sel, and red pepper flakes, and continue to the next step.
• If serving with yogurt and almond-mint gremolata, make the gremolata while the potatoes are roasting. Whisk together the parsley, mint, almonds, olive oil, honey, and lemon zest in a small bowl. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Set aside.
• When the sweet potatoes are done, cool them very slightly, then cut them crosswise in half. With your fingers protected by a dish towel, slowly push the skin inward so the insides explode up from the top. Transfer the sweet potatoes to serving plates. Sprinkle with fleur de sel to taste, drizzle with olive oil, and add a large spoonful of cold yogurt to each potato. Spoon some gremolata over the yogurt and serve the rest on the side.

FENNEL SLAW WITH MINT VINAIGRETTE

Steps:

• Make the vinaigrette. Put the lemon juice, shallot, mustard, salt, sugar and mint in a blender and pulse briefly to combine. With the motor running, drizzle in the olive oil until it is well combined.
• Using a mandoline, shave the fennel into 1/8 inch slices starting from the bottom of the bulb. Don't worry about coring the fennel bulb, it's unnecessary. If you don't have a mandoline, slice the bulb as thin as you can. Chop some of the fennel fronds as well to toss in with the salad.
• Toss with the fennel and marinate for at least an hour. Serve this salad either cold or at room temperature.