It may not look much, but this salad is just wonderful – flavorful, juicy and super healthy!
It’s a very refreshing side dish for any meat, chicken or fish. Another good news about it – it can stay in the fridge for weeks, and be ready for your family and guests at any time.
Ingredients:
- White or green cabbage 1 kg (2 lbs)
- Carrots – 2 medium
- One medium size apple, peeled
- Cranberries – 1/3 cup
- Grapes, about 10-12 berries, depending on size
Marinade:
- Water – 2 cups
- Vinegar, preferrably apple cider – 1/3 cup
- Salt – 1/2 tbsp
- Sugar – 1/4 cup
- Light olive oil (without strong taste) – 1/3 cup
Directions:
- Prepare marinade by combining all marinade ingredients in a pot, bringing it to a boil and boiling for 2 minutes
- Chop cabbage into 1/2-2/3 inch square pieces
- Chop carrots and apple into the same size pieces
- Cut grapes into small pieces
- Place all vegetables into a big bowl
- Pour hot marinade over cabbage
- Mix well, cover with a lid or plastic wrap
- Keep the bowl in room temperature for about 2 days, mixing occasionally (~every couple of hours during a day)
- Taste it from time to time, the cabbage should become very soft and will change color. It will look like swimming in it’s juice.
- Place into a jar and off to fridge.
