Salads with cabbage

after spending years and years trying to eat lettuce but hating it, I finally gave raw cabbage a try and I actually like it. Since I've never eaten a salad I was hoping to get some ideas for different things I can add to it! What are you favorite things to put on your salad?

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Cabbage pairs very well with fruit like clementines and Asian inspired dressings with sesame oil and seeds and soy sauce. You can also add chicken or lean pork for protein.

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Lizzy622 wrote: »

Cabbage pairs very well with fruit like clementines and Asian inspired dressings with sesame oil and seeds and soy sauce. You can also add chicken or lean pork for protein.

Fantastic ideas.

I love coleslaw. I buy Marie's Yogurt Coleslaw dressing and will add cabbage, carrots, cilantro, some peapods, and the dressing. I'll also toss grilled chicken breast in it to make it more of a meal and less of a side dish.

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Lizzy622 wrote: »

Cabbage pairs very well with fruit like clementines and Asian inspired dressings with sesame oil and seeds and soy sauce. You can also add chicken or lean pork for protein.

I agree! I love shredded cabbage with an Asian peanut dressing, grilled chicken, scallions and cilantro. I also like it with a lime vinaigrette.

Also, if you hate lettuce, try different kinds for more variety. Baby spinach can be nice and romaine is way better than iceburg. There's also a lot of spring mixes available. Pretty much anything is better than iceburg, especially if it's a pre-chopped iceburg.

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I love the Asian style cabbage salad - so good! If you want to cook it, I recommend checking out the variations of crack slaw. I even take picadillo from my freezer and mix it with sauteed coleslaw when I'm super hungry, but don't want to use a lot of calories.

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I hate lettuce too. I have 5-7 cabbage salads a week. I make one with kidney beans, red onion and shredded chicken. Mix up a little bit of salsa and white vinegar and mix it altogether. It's great after it's soaked a bit. Then when I pack it up for lunch, I throw in some fresh grape tomatoes, avocado, green onions and cilantro.

I make a similar salad as above but with a garlic peanut base sauce (garlic, P2B, a drop or two of sesame oil, and a bit of soy sauce and lime juice). For that one I toss in the chicken, celery and shredded carrots. Again, before eating I add avocado and fresh basil. Adding in the fresh herbs really does it for me with most things.

Stole both of the salad ideas from the Total 10 thing and doctored them up a bit.

I also use it in summer rolls (instead of noodles) and homemade mu-shu. Straight, raw cabbage is a bit too tough for me, but letting it sit with a bit of something vinegar base softens it up just a bit and I like it that way.

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Ramen noodle cabbage salad. I could live off that stuff I think.

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I like Sweet & Sour Slaw.....

Cabbage, peppers, shredded carrots, celery, onions.....oil, sugar, vinegar, salt, and some mustard.

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Shredded cabbage with dried cranberries or cherries and sunflower seeds and a sweet 'n sour dressing is tasty.

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chelsmaee7 wrote: »

after spending years and years trying to eat lettuce but hating it, I finally gave raw cabbage a try and I actually like it. Since I've never eaten a salad I was hoping to get some ideas for different things I can add to it! What are you favorite things to put on your salad?

I actually use greens for my salad base (not lettuce) and I toss shredded cabbage in there. I also like to throw in cucumbers, carrots, mung beans, red onion, grape tomatoes, and feta. Sometimes I dice up some grilled chicken and throw it on there, but I generally prefer to just eat the chicken separately along with my avocado.

unknown

Shredded cabbage, add tomato, cucumbers, avocado, and cilantro... and just squeeze lime juice and sprinkle salt over it and mix. This is my go to salad.