Marinated Beet and Cabbage Salad
Marinated Beet and Cabbage Salad
I found this recipe on Bon Appetit’s website a few years ago and have tweaked it just a bit. It’s always a favorite for The Nourishing Well staff and clients. The salad keeps well for a week or more in the fridge and the flavors just get better and better. I usually keep the beets and the cabbage
separate and only combine them when I’m ready to eat. Sometimes I just want the cabbage, sometimes the beets, sometimes together
You’re making two salads independently then combining them. When plating, my preference is to make a ring of the cabbage mixed with spring mix, then put the beets in the center of the plate so the beets don’t bleed all over the cabbage.
This salad is best if the veggies are allowed to sit for a few hours up to overnight. As usual, choose organic whenever possible.
Ingredients
- 2 medium beets, peeled and grated
- ¼ cup sherry vinegar
- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 3 tablespoons organic olive oil
- Salt to taste
- ½ head medium cabbage, cored and shredded
- ¼ cup apple cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoon liquid sweetener such as agave or coconut nectar
- 2 tablespoons organic olive oil
- 1 tablespoon fresh dill or mint
- A handful of baby arugula or spring mix
Directions
For the beets
If you have a good processor with the shredding disk that’s the best way to grate the beets. Beets are difficult and a mess to grate on a box grater, needless to say, what your hands look like from holding all those beets. When using the food processor, make sure to cut the beets to fit into the shoot. Easy breezy. Remove the grated beets from the food processor and put them into a bowl.
Beets
In a small bowl, whisk together the 2 tablespoons sherry vinegar, 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard, 3 tablespoons olive oil and salt to taste. Mix with the beets. Tongs work well for this.
Cabbage
Mix the marinade in a bowl: 1⁄4 cup apple cider vinegar, 1 tablespoon either agave or coconut nectar, 2 tablespoons olive oil, and the mint or dill. Mint or dill is optional, but they do add a little extra something, something to the flavor of the dish. Toss the marinade with the cabbage and allow to sit for a few hours.
Stir the separate vegetables
About every 20 minutes or so give the beets and cabbage a stir, using two separate pairs of tongs, one for the beets, one for the cabbage, so you don’t get the red beet color all over the cabbage.
To serve
Toss the cabbage salad with a handful or two of baby arugula or baby salad greens. Put the cabbage salad on the plate first and top with the beets.
Source
Adapted from a Bon Appetit recipe