Red Cabbage Salad With Warm Pancetta Balsamic Dressing Recipes

RED CABBAGE SALAD WITH WARM PANCETTA-BALSAMIC DRESSING

Steps:

• Place currants in small bowl. Heat vinegar in saucepan over medium heat until hot (do not boil). Pour vinegar over currants; let soak until currants soften, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Place cabbage in large bowl; set aside. Heat large nonstick skillet over medium- high heat. Add pancetta; sauté until brown and crisp, about 5 minutes. Add shallot to pancetta and drippings in skillet; sauté 1 minute. Remove from heat. Stir in currant- vinegar mixture and olive oil. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
• Pour pancetta mixture over cabbage and toss to coat. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Let stand 5 to 10 minutes. Add almonds and parsley; toss to blend.

RED CABBAGE SALAD II

Steps:

• In a bowl, mix the canola oil, red wine vinegar, sugar, salt, seasoned salt, pepper, and onion powder. Place the cabbage in a large glass bowl. Pour dressing over cabbage, and toss to coat. Cover, and refrigerate 8 hours, or overnight, stirring occasionally. Drain before serving.

THE BEST RED CABBAGE SALAD

Steps:

• Combine sugar, onion, and celery salt in a large bowl. Let sit for 1 hour.
• Add cabbage to the marinade and stir to combine. Pour in vinegar and oil and mix well. Season with black pepper; top with blue cheese and almonds.

RED CABBAGE AND WARM SPINACH SALAD

Steps:

• Make vinaigrette:
• Mash garlic with salt to a paste. Whisk together garlic paste, mustard, honey, and vinegar, then add oil in a stream, whisking until emulsified.
• Make salad:
• Toast pine nuts in a dry large heavy skillet over moderate heat, stirring frequently, until beginning to turn golden, about 2 minutes. Add pancetta and cook until browned and crisp, about 2 minutes. Add cabbage, tossing to combine, and cook, covered, until wilted and just tender, 8 to 10 minutes. Reduce heat to low and add spinach, stirring gently until it just begins to wilt. Remove pan from heat. Add vinaigrette and toss.
• Serve immediately.

WARM RED CABBAGE SALAD

Steps:

• In a 350 degree oven, toast the walnuts that have been tossed with the oil, salt and pepper.
• Bake for about 5-6 minutes, being careful to not let them burn.
• In a large saute pan or skillet over medium high heat, add the vinegar, garlic and oil.
• As soon as they are hot, add the onions and cook for only 30 seconds or so.
• Next add the cabbage and cook for just about 2 minutes, stirring continually, until color changes from bright purple to pink.
• Season with salt, pepper and a dash more vinegar.
• Remove the wilted cabbage to individual salad plates and top with the apples, walnuts, goat cheese, and herbs.

RED SLAW WITH WARM PANCETTA-BALSAMIC DRESSING

Steps:

• Carefully heat balsamic vinegar (do not boil). Pour hot vinegar over currants, let them stand 20 minutes to soften.
• Cook pancetta in a large nonstick skillet untril brown and crisp, about 5 minutes. Add shallot to pancetta in skillet, cook 1 minute. Remove skillet from heat, stir in currant-vinegar mixture, olive oil, and season to taste with salt and black pepper.
• Place shredded radicchio or cabbage in a large bowl, pour pancetta-balsamic mixture over it, and toss well to coat. Taste for seasoning.
• Let salad stand 5 or 10 minutes, then add almonds and parsley and toss.