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Date, Feta + Red Cabbage Salad
Serves 6 | Prep Time: 10 minutes | Cook Time: none
A bright colored salad with lot’s of texture and fiber. Serve with just about anything.
Ingredients
- 1 to 1 1/4 pounds red cabbage (1 small head or half of a large one), sliced very thin
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons lime or lemon juice (lime would be delicious too)
- Salt and red pepper flakes (I used the mild Aleppo variety) to taste
- About 1/2 cup pitted dates, coarsely chopped or sliced
- 4 ounces feta, crumbled into chunks (goat cheese is a good sub)
- 1 tablespoon chopped flat-leaf parsley
- ¼ well-toasted pumpkin seeds (or 2 tablespoons sesame seeds)
- 1 tablespoon poppy seeds (optional (I had some in my pantry)
Chef Tips
Preparation
Step 1
Toss cabbage with olive oil and first tablespoons of lime juice, plus salt and pepper, coating leaves evenly. Taste and add more lime juice, salt and pepper to taste. I do this a few times, making sure I really get this base well seasoned because it will be hard to do it as well later.
Step 2
Toss dressed cabbage gently with half of dates and feta. Sprinkle with remaining dates, then feta, then parsley and sesame seeds. Dig in.
