Red cabbage, how I love thee. Let me count the ways. Firstly, a red cabbage in its pure, raw form is absolutely gorgeous. Just take one, cut it in half and look at those amazing lines and patterns and you’ll know what I mean. Its vibrant purple hue brightens up every dish it’s in – definitely an added perk in these grey winter months- and when eaten raw, it also has a wonderfully satisfying crunch. One cabbage also lasts ages in the fridge. In fact, I managed to squeeze about 4 to 5 meals out of the one I bought a few weeks ago. (Salad with pear and vinaigrette; in vegan tacos instead of lettuce; and these noodles, twice)
The recipe below is largely based on a recipe created by Meera Sodha for the Guardian, with a few additions of my own (read: I omitted the szechuan pepper, and I doubled the amount of red cabbage pickle, because it’s oh so good). This is essentially a vegan recipe and while I was looking out for wheat noodles, I had to settle on free-range egg noodles instead, since, oddly enough, I couldn’t get hold of wheat noodles that didn’t contain palm oil. If you can, however, wheat noodles are definitely to be preferred.
Ingredients (for 2):
200g (whole)wheat noodles
2 tbsp crunchy peanut butter
2 tbsp toasted sesame oil
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1 heaped tsp of chilli flakes (or more)
For the tangy red cabbage:
220 g red cabbage, sliced very thinly
1/2 a cucumber, seeds removed and sliced into thin strips
4 tbsp rice vinegar
1 tbsp toasted sesame oil
1 tbsp sesame seeds
a small handful of fresh mint, roughly chopped
salt
- First make the cabbage pickle by mixing the thinly sliced red cabbage and cucumber with the vinegar, sesame oil, mint, salt and sesame seeds and set aside.
- In another bowl, mix sesame oil and peanut butter.
- Boil noodles according to packet instructions then drain and rinse under a cold tap.
- Heat some sunflower oil in a wok and briefly fry the garlic and the chili flakes.
- Toss the noodles with the garlic-chili oil, add the peanutbutter dressing and finally toss with the cabbage salad.
- Finish off with a little bit of extra salt or soy sauce to taste.
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Eli, this is just perfect. I’m saving this recipe to try out very soon!
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Thanks, Kate! I hope you like it as much as I do 🙂
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mmm… delicious.
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It sure is 😉 !
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This looks amazing ! Love your wonderful choice of ingredients !!
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Thank you 🙂 !
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So simple yet so delicious, such a great idea, love the photos you took!!
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Thank you, Kreso!
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This looks absolutely delicious!! Glad I’m not the only one who cuts into a red cabbage and thinks the patterns are so pretty!! Thanks for sharing 🙂
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Haha, glad to know I’m not crazy either ;). Vegetables can be so gorgeous. Thanks for dropping by!
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Lovely ode to the red cabbage… gorgeous recipe too!
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Thanks, Annika. I never used to like red cabbage as a kid, when I only ever ate it when it was cooked to mush, but now that I rediscovered it as an adult I definitely feel like the red cabbage deserved an ode! 🙂
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