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February 11, 20108 Comments

Cabbage salad with soy sauce and raisins

Liz Steinberg

This cabbage salad is simple, quick and generally popular — as are most sweet, salty things. As the cabbage absorbs the soy sauce and vinegar, it wilts and softens. As a bonus, this is one salad that can be left in the fridge for a few days, to no ill effects. It’s supposed to be wilted, after all.

Obviously, you don’t have to use half the cabbage, like I did; you could double the recipe and use the whole thing. And the serving size is entirely subjective. I’ve been known to eat the entire batch.

For about 4 servings:
1/2 a head of cabbage
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup brown sugar or silan (date honey)
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
1/2 cup white raisins
Optional: Chives, pine nuts, 1 tablespoon sesame oil

Slice the cabbage into thin slivers. Mix with soy sauce, sugar and vinegar (and optional sesame oil), and let sit about 10 minutes, until the cabbage wilts and reduces in volume. Mix occasionally, since it’s the soy sauce and the vinegar that makes the cabbage wilt, and it will collect at the bottom of the bowl.

Chop the raisins and the optional chives, and toast the optional pine nuts in a dry frying pan until they brown slightly. Mix with the cabbage.

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1. I guess I’d love this. Do you use white cabbage?

   Comment by Ilana-Davita — February 11, 2010 #

2. Cabbages are so good this time of the year. I often make a similar salad, but not with raisins and I like to add sesame oil as well. Actually my last posting was about cabbage salad as well:-)

   Comment by Yael — February 11, 2010 #

3. Hi Ilana-Davita, yes, I used white cabbage. I’d imagine that purple cabbage would be good, too, though.

   Comment by Liz — February 11, 2010 #

4. Yael, that’s funny, I just saw your last post the citrus is a nice idea. I actually thought about you when I posted this, maybe because it’s uncooked ….

   Comment by Liz — February 11, 2010 #

5. Great idea for this season. At moment we can buy the fresh cabbage from our region.
   Lovely kitten dish!

   Comment by A-Man — February 11, 2010 #

6. It’s from japan I enjoyed the salad at your party. I think we finished everything you brought.

   Comment by Ayelet — February 12, 2010 #

7. Yes, the kitten bowl is from Japan.

   Comment by Liz — February 15, 2010 #

8. I’m getting used to add a couple of side dishes with my everyday menu. I guess I have a new side dish to boast,

   Comment by Jane — February 28, 2010 #

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