A step-by-step recipe with a photo of a healthy and easy red cabbage salad with cucumbers and herbs. Video recipe.
Recipe content:
- Ingredients
- Step by step cooking
- Video recipe
Red cabbage has excellent storage properties, so it can be used fresh throughout the winter. Delicious and beautiful salads are made from it. Leaves of a head of cabbage are tougher than a white one, so it needs to be chopped very thinly. And to make the salad more tender, thinly shredded cabbage is salted and ground. Thus, the leaves will soften and become more tender. Some housewives pour boiling water over chopped leaves, cover with a lid and leave for 20-30 minutes. Then they are thrown into a colander, cooled and used for salad.
To preserve the rich bright color of red cabbage, add a little red wine, lemon juice or vinegar to the salad. Additional products such as garlic, cucumbers, herbs, eggs, sausage, tomatoes or a complex component dressing will accentuate the taste of red cabbage. And zhmenya of walnuts will add sophistication to the salad and make it festive.
It is worth noting that red cabbage is highly prized for its beneficial properties. Thanks to the natural dye anthocyanin, it strengthens health, prevents leukemia, rejuvenates, restores the walls of blood vessels, has a bactericidal effect, and improves vision. Therefore, to stay healthy and vigorous, include it in your diet.
- Caloric content per 100 g - 38 kcal.
- Servings - 1
- Cooking time - 10 minutes
Ingredients:
- Red cabbage - 200 g
- Dill - small bunch
- Vegetable oil - for dressing
- Salt - pinch or to taste
- Cucumbers - 1 pc.
Step by step preparation of red cabbage salad with cucumbers and herbs, recipe with photo:
1. Wash cucumbers and pat dry with a paper towel. Chop them into thin half rings.
2. Cut the required piece from the cabbage and chop into thin strips. Season the cabbage with salt and crush well with your hands to let the juice flow. This will make the salad juicier. Blue cabbage can turn your hands blue. To remove these stains, rub your palms with vinegar or lemon juice.
3. Wash the greens and pat dry with a paper towel. Chop it finely.
4. Put all vegetables in a bowl, salt and season with vegetable oil.
5. Stir the salad and serve. If you wish, you can pre-chill it in the refrigerator for 15 minutes.
See also a video recipe on how to make a red cabbage salad.
