Winter Salad – Barefeet within the Kitchen

You understand that second once you’re midway by way of winter and your physique simply begins begging for one thing recent, vivid, and alive? Yeah, that’s the place this Winter Salad with cabbage and Brussels sprouts is available in.

Winter Salad

I fell for Ina Garten’s winter slaw years in the past (due to course I did. She makes slaw an occasion!), however I’ve since tweaked it into one thing that matches me a little bit higher: this salad is punchy, colourful, crisp, and simply chaotic sufficient to really feel alive whereas surrounded by snow.

I can’t cease making this.

What makes this winter salad so sensible, is that it doesn’t fake to be summer season. It’s a celebration of what’s really in season, cabbage, Brussels sprouts, and cranberries. The feel? Deliriously crunchy. The flavour? Sharp however balanced.

I figured I’d like this salad, however it seems that I actually, actually LOVE this salad. I made it, tasted it, and proceeded to eat it for lunch alongside my notorious grilled cheese sandwich for the subsequent 3 days. It’s so dang tasty.

What I like most about this recipe is that it lasts. You can also make a large bowl of it on Sunday and nonetheless be crunching fortunately on Wednesday. It really will get higher within the fridge as a result of the flavors proceed to develop.

It’s the salad equal of a long-term relationship. Yeah, it was nice at first. However, once you get to the purpose that you just’re ending one another’s sentences? That’s the dream. So, say sure to those crunchy greens, and let lettuce wilt for another person this week.

The key to this salad is within the dressing. It takes only a minute to whisk collectively a recent French dressing that’s vivid and lemony. And, (bonus!) lemons are at peak ripeness within the winter. So, skip the overly candy, heavy mayo-based dressings for this. This salad dressing wakes you up!

Winter Slaw

On this salad, I preserve the Parmesan cheese from the Ina Garten winter slaw that I’ve come to like. However, for crunch? I like to make use of crimson and inexperienced cabbage, and thinly sliced Brussels sprouts (therapeutic massage all of it collectively simply sufficient to make it concentrate). Then, for some sweetness, I sprinkle on some dried cranberries.

There’s one thing deeply psychological about consuming a dish like this in winter. It’s nearly like remedy for me. I’m reminded that even when the world feels chilly and grey, there’s brightness round me. It’s a little bit sign that life nonetheless tastes good. And that’s what this salad delivers.

Cabbage Salads and Slaws

In the event you’re right here in cabbage season, then I’ve bought all of the cabbage salads and slaws you may ever need. So, give in to the crunch with this candy and tangy, tremendous crunchy Asian ramen noodle salad. I don’t name my recipes the most effective fairly often. However, this one is unimaginable.

And, this Mexican street corn coleslaw is the most effective of each side of the border, with crunchy inexperienced cabbage, recent corn, and crimson onions in creamy, spicy sauce with cotija cheese. For a sweeter choice, take a look at my cranberry apple coleslaw, it’s nice year-round.

This old fashioned coleslaw is a tangy, candy, and crunchy slaw with a vinegar and oil-based dressing that may preserve you coming again for extra. And in case you desire a creamier choice, strive a classic Memphis coleslaw. With only a trace of sweetness and a delicate tang, this one will convert even probably the most diehard opponent of coleslaw.