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Kale and Red Cabbage Slaw With Walnuts
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- Total Time
- 1 hour 10 minutes
- Rating
- Notes
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Ingredients
- 4cups stemmed, slivered curly kale
- Salt to taste
- 1tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 3cups finely sliced or shredded red cabbage
- ¼cup finely chopped walnuts
- 2tablespoons seasoned rice vinegar
- 2teaspoons sherry vinegar
- 2 to 3teaspoons Dijon mustard (to taste)
- 1small garlic clove, minced or puréed (optional)
- 1tablespoon walnut oil
- ¼cup plain yogurt
- Freshly ground pepper
Preparation
- Step 1
Place the slivered kale in a large bowl. Sprinkle with salt and add 1 tablespoon olive oil. Toss together and massage the leaves with your hands for about 3 minutes. The kale will lose some volume.
- Step 2
Add the cabbage and walnuts to the kale and toss together.
- Step 3
In a small bowl or measuring cup, combine the rice vinegar, sherry vinegar, Dijon mustard, optional garlic, walnut oil, yogurt and salt and pepper to taste. Whisk together and toss with the salad. Taste and adjust seasonings. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour or longer before serving. Toss again and serve.
- Advance preparation: The salad keeps well for a day or two in the refrigerator.
Private Notes
Cooking Notes
I'm making this again today with the addition of apples and yellow pepper to use up the produce I have left in the crisper. I can't tell you how long it will last in the refrigerator because my daughter ate the whole thing on the second day.
For 150 people:
4 x 2 pound bags of kale,
4 x 5 pound bags of cabbage.
3/4 cup rice vinegar
3/4 cup red wine vinegar
1/4 cup olive oil
3 T Dijon
2 t garlic
1 cup yogurt
salt and pepper
To make two large bowls:
2 pound bag kale
1/4 cup olive oil
Massage these with salt
Add
5 pound bag cut cabbage with purple cabbage and carrots.
Dressing:
1/2 cup rice vinegar
1/2 cup sherry vinegar
1/4 cup oil
3 Tablespoons Dijon mustard
2 teaspoons minced garlic
1 cup Greek yogurt
salt and pepper to taste.
I took this salad to a family picnic on Memorial Day. All of the adults raved about it. Kids 10 and under weren't impressed!
Definitely needs a touch of sweetness. Beets, apples, dried cherries. Liked the dressing.
As others said this is a great salad. So colorful. I too added tart apples. Seasoned Rice vinegar is a sweeter version of plain rice vinegar so that might be why folks added some sugar to the dressing. I did too. Will make this again soon.
I mixed a couple different types of kale in with the other ingredients...it was a great slaw that we are enjoying for several days...
I added 2 diced, cored medium apples with skins - one Gala and one Yellow Delicious - yummy!
I enjoyed this a lot and can see it going in the rotation. Very customizable. I made mainly per the recipe except subbed red wine vinegar for the sherry vinegar as that's what I had. Added thinly sliced onion and an apple as suggested, good additions. I splurged and bought walnut oil for this and I don't think it's necessary, unless you have a use in other recipes. Served with meatloaf.
This slaw was terrible. The kale was chewy and difficult to eat, despite the 3 min massage and letting it sit in the dressing overnight. To rescue it, I rechopped it super fine, added scallions, apple, carrots and sherry vinegar. I am still not thrilled with the result. No idea how it got 5 stars.
Delicious, pretty, make ahead, good leftover, nutritious. What’s not to like!
Wonderful sauce. I didn't have kale and used spinach chiffonade instead. Didn't have walnut oil and rice vinegar. Added maple syrup for a bit of sweetness. Per other's suggestions, I added a couple of apples. All the guests loved it.
This is a great make-ahead salad, especially if you have friends coming over for dinner. Pair with the make-ahead 12-Hour Lamb with White Wine and Potatoes by Alison Roman and you have dinner in the bag. My teen announced this was “the best salad” I had ever made. We subbed almonds for walnuts and added some very thinly sliced red onion, too. Delicious.
This is my new go-to slaw dressing .... fantastic! I use any vegs, walnuts for sure, and always shred an apple as well.
I love this salad and have made it often the past few years. As others have noted, the dressing is delicious. I frequently use Trader Joe’s Cruciferous Crunch which is a bag of shredded kale, red cabbage, and brussels sprouts. It’s makes an easy and tasty lunch.
This was tasty but unsatisfying as a main dish. I would make it again as a side.
I added my pickled blueberries. Got that recipe from “ Watermelon and Red Birds”. This salad is delicious. Finishing it right now. Going to make a new one today.
Great salad, double veggies and dressing, add 1/2 tsp maple syrup to dressing, add salt to dressing, Finely chop cabbage instead of shred.
This is a keeper. Omitted the walnuts as I used this slaw as a topper for bulgogi tofu tacos. I used a blueberry mustard and not dijon so it added nice sweetness to the salad. Never thought about using yogurt instead of mayo for a slaw dressing, really good substitute!
Loved this. I left out the yogurt and used a shallot instead of garlic. I also think with the yogurt left out, 2 T of dijon mustard would have been sufficient. Colorful, quick to make, delish, and healthy!
Dressing is great - made extra, and have enjoyed on multiple salads since original version
Dressing is tart and needs a sweet note- apple, pear, or orange will do it
To give that touch of sweetness - was perfect ! I added about a cup.
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