Warm Savoy Cabbage Slaw Food

SAVOY CABBAGE SALAD

Steps:

• In a small bowl, add yogurt, water (if using Greek yogurt), vinegar, dill, garlic, onion powder, salt and pepper. Stir well and set aside.
• In a large bowl, add savoy cabbage, corn and peas.
• Pour dressing over vegetables, gently toss with tongs until combined.
• Best served cold.

WARM SAVOY CABBAGE SLAW

Steps:

• Coat a large, wide pot with olive oil and add the bacon. Render the bacon over medium heat. Add the red onions, season with salt, and sweat for 4 to 5 minutes. Add the carrots and stir to combine. Add the cabbage, cider vinegar, mustard seeds, thyme, and bay leaves. Season with salt and taste. This will taste very vinegary but the salt will help offset the sharpness of the vinegar.
• Reduce to a simmer, cover, and cook until the cabbage is very soft, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove the lid, add the apple cider, and simmer until most of the vinegar has absorbed but the cabbage is still moist but not soupy, an additional 10 minutes. Serve right away or let it hang out in the refrigerator. It will probably be better in a couple of days. Garnish with chives.

RED CABBAGE SLAW

Steps:

• Combine the cabbage, fennel, carrots, apples and onion in a large bowl. Douse with the vinegar, season with salt and let sit at least 1 hour. This will soften the cabbage and make it seem almost cooked, but it will still have a great texture.
• Drain the cabbage of excess liquid but still keep it fairly juicy. Stir in the mayonnaise and horseradish. Taste for seasoning and add salt. The result should be a creamy and tart slaw.

WARM SESAME SLAW SALAD

Steps:

• Heat the oil in large skillet over high heat. Stir-fry the cabbage 5 minutes then season with salt and pepper, to taste, and add vinegar and honey, sesame seeds and oil. Serve warm.

WARM SHIITAKE SLAW

Steps:

• Heat the oil in large skillet over high heat. Add the mushrooms and stir-fry 1 minute. Add the garlic and cabbage and stir-fry for 2 to 3 minutes more. Stir in the soy sauce, black pepper, lime juice and the toasted sesame seeds. Transfer to a serving bowl and serve.
• Toasted sesame seeds, for garnish (sold already toasted in large shaker jars on Asian foods aisle) .

HOT SLAW, MEXICAN-STYLE

Steps:

• Make the crema the night before, or many nights before, the day you want to cook.
• When you are ready to make the slaw, build a fire in your grill, leaving about 1/3 of grill free of coals, or set one burner of a gas grill to high. When the fire is ready, place the cabbages, whole, onto the fire or over the open burner, and allow them to roast in the heat of the open flames, turning them every few minutes and allowing them to rest occasionally on the cooler side of the grill, until they are blackened, blistered and a little soft to the touch, approximately 30 to 45 minutes. You are not looking to incinerate them so much as to cook them aggressively. You will discard most of the burned exterior.
• Meanwhile, make the dressing. Whisk the cilantro into the crema in a bowl, and add the lime juice and, if you're using, adobo or hot sauce to taste, along with a little salt and pepper.
• When the cabbages are blackened and have softened to the point where you can insert a knife into each one fairly easily, remove them to a cutting board. Once they have cooled slightly, take off most of the blackened exterior leaves. Cut each cabbage in half, then use your knife to remove the cores. Slice the cabbage into thin strips, as for a coleslaw, and add them to a large serving bowl.
• Apply about 1/2 a cup of the crema to the sliced cabbage, and toss to combine. Continue adding crema until you have enough to coat all the cabbage, then taste and adjust seasonings. (You can save the rest of the crema for another use, keeping it in a closed jar in the refrigerator.) Serve with grilled meats or alone.

SAVOY CABBAGE AND LEMON SLAW

Steps:

• Combine cabbage and basil in large bowl.
• Whisk buttermilk, mayonnaise, grated onion, lemon juice, lemon peel and thyme in small bowl to blend. Add dressing to cabbage mixture; toss to coat. Season to taste with salt and pepper. (Can be prepared 3 hours ahead. Cover; refrigerate.)

CREAMY SAVOY CABBAGE SLAW

Steps:

• In a large bowl, whisk mayo with vinegar, red onion, sugar, mustard, salt and pepper.
• Stir in cabbage and carrot, tossing well to coat with dressing. Refrigerate for 10 minutes before serving.