Written by Guest post
on Wednesday, 14 January 2015.
Tagged: foodie, health, healthy cooking, healthy eating, healthy recipes, salad
We all love a BBQ in summer but they're often meat-heavy and that's not good; what's more, the salads on offer are usually those starch-laden potato and pasta jobs - also not that healthy. Try this easy to make and decidely yummy and healthy Red Cabbage Salad with Dill and Fennel.
Recipe by Glenda Bishop.
"I’ve never really liked coleslaw all that much, since it mostly just tastes of mayonnaise-based dressing, but it’s something that people like to serve at BBQs and other ‘bring-a-plate’ type of get togethers. When I was at the farmers' market a couple of weeks ago, they had some really good looking red cabbage quarters for sale and I thought that it was time I worked out how to make a ‘coleslaw’ that was actually fresh and light and not drowned in dressing. As a bonus, cabbage is actually really cheap, which makes this Red Cabbage Salad with Dill and Fennel a great budget recipe". Take a look.
Total Time: 10 minutes
Yield: 8 servings
500g red/purple cabbage (about one-eighth of a large cabbage)
1 small red onion (100g) or red salad shallot
2 large carrots (300g)
¼ cup finely chopped fresh dill
1 tsp fennel seeds
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
2 tbsp red wine vinegar
2 tsp Dijon mustard
This salad is easiest to make using a food processor, but can be done with a sharp knife and box grater if needed. The flavour of the salad will mature over time and the dill and fennel will be more pronounced if you make it a few hours ahead of time – they are very mild when the salad is first made. The salad will keep for a few days in the fridge and makes good leftovers.
P.S. If you're looking for more tasty and healthy salad ideas head over to the salad section of our Foodwatch Recipes here.
This salad uses homemade salad dressing - my favourite kind of dressing - to find out why check out my post 6 reasons to make your own salad dressing.
And remember - a salad a day keeps the kilos away. Download my fact sheet here.
Glenda Bishop is a neuroscientist, registered nutritionist, personal trainer and wellbeing coach. She has a website called A Less Irritable Life.
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