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This Middle Eastern style cabbage salad can be made with green or red cabbage.
It's a perfect side dish to accompany your favorite Middle Eastern main dishes or any main!
So let me tell you why you will love this delicious cabbage recipe!
Why You Will Love This Middle Eastern Cabbage Salad Recipe!
The Middle Eastern way of preparing a cabbage salad is very simple and incredibly delightful.
Here I will share a recipe for this salad which you will love because:
- It's a light, delicious, and refreshing salad! It's a bit tangy, garlicky, and peppery to taste, with a lovely salty flavor as well.
- You only need 6 simple ingredients for this recipe
- This cabbage salad makes a perfect side dish to accompany grilled meats or your favorite main dishes
- It's super easy to make!
Now let me tell you what ingredients you will need for this lovely Middle Eastern salad.
🥘 Ingredients
You will need the following 6 ingredients to make this cabbage salad:
- Cabbage - you can use red cabbage or green cabbage, they are both delicious!
- Minced garlic cloves
- Lemon juice - can sub white wine vinegar
- Olive oil
- Salt
- Black pepper (freshly ground is best)
These common ingredients are easily found at your local grocery store and you may even have everything on hand and ready to go!
I hope you are excited to make this flavorful dish...let's get to it!
🔪 Instructions
Here are the simple steps to make this cabbage salad.
Begin by cutting the head of cabbage in half and the remove the core and the thick stem and any tough leaves as best you can. You can also remove the loose outer leaves of the cabbage if you like.
Then separate the cabbage leaves between the green and the white leaves.
Cut the cabbage into long and thin slices. When cutting the cabbage, cut against the fibers you will see in the cabbage leaves as pictured below.
You could use a mandoline to shred the cabbage if you prefer.
Now place the sliced or shredded cabbage into a colander, and sprinkle salt over the cabbage. Massage the salt into the cabbage, and then allow it to sit for 30 minutes. This will help to remove excess water from the cabbage and make it flexible and pliable.
After 30 minutes, rinse the cabbage and squeeze out all the excess water. Squeeze hard, so that you can remove as much water as possible, and then put the cabbage in a large mixing bowl.
Now all that's left is to add the dressing ingredients! Add the olive oil, lemon juice (or white wine vinegar), and the garlic. Mix well, and then add additional salt and ⅛ t/s or more of pepper to taste. Add freshly ground black pepper for best results.
And just like that, your delicious Middle Eastern Cabbage Salad is ready to enjoy!
Suggestions For Serving
I love serving this Arabic cabbage salad paired with the classic kebab, or with Middle Eastern Chicken with Lemon and Olives. Arab Rice is the perfect finishing touch to round out a delicious and satisfying meal!
You'll fall in love with green cabbage again after trying this salad!
FAQ
Raw cabbage salad is a great way to enjoy this healthy and delicious vegetable and can certainly be enjoyed eaten in a raw state!
Cabbage is a very healthy and nutritious vegetable! It's full of nutrients and antioxidants, and when enjoyed raw in a cabbage salad it is healthy and so good for you!
Store any leftover Middle Eastern Cabbage Salad in an airtight container in your refrigerator and consume within 3-4 days.
Some Other Great Recipes You May Enjoy!
Here are some other recipes that you may enjoy:
- Middle Eastern Pizza - Lahmajoun
- Easy Foul Recipe Using Canned Fava Beans
- Roasted Carrots With Berbere Spice Recipe
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Middle Eastern Style Cabbage Salad Recipe
Ingredients
- ½ pound cabbage approximately ½ of a small head of cabbage
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- ½ ts salt this is for salting the cabbage, plus additional to taste
- ⅛ ts pepper plus additional to taste; use freshly ground for best results
Instructions
- Begin by cutting the head of cabbage in half and the remove the core and the thick stem and any tough leaves as best you can. You can also remove the loose outer leaves of the cabbage if you like. Then separate the cabbage leaves between the green and the white leaves.
- Cut the cabbage into long and thin slices. When cutting the cabbage, cut against the fibers you will see in the cabbage leaves as pictured.
- Now place the sliced or shredded cabbage into a colander, and sprinkle salt over the cabbage. Massage the salt into the cabbage, and then allow it to sit for 30 minutes. This will help to remove excess water from the cabbage and make it flexible and pliable.
- After 30 minutes, rinse the cabbage and squeeze out all the excess water. Squeeze hard, so that you can remove as much water as possible, and then put the cabbage in a large mixing bowl.
- Now all that's left is to add the dressing ingredients! Add the olive oil, lemon juice (or white wine vinegar), and the garlic. Mix well, and then add additional salt and ⅛ t/s or more of pepper to taste. Add freshly ground black pepper for best results.
- And just like that, your delicious Middle Eastern Cabbage Salad is ready to enjoy!
