The month of April is coming to an end and the summer season is getting closer to us. Does this mean it's time to start looking for recipes for delicious salads? Definitely yes. Moreover, in summer the price of fruits and vegetables is several times lower than in winter.
And not to cook at least one salad on a warm summer day seems at least strange. Therefore, all that we are given - you need to use to the maximum.
A red cabbage can be an excellent base for culinary experiments. After all, there is a mass of mouth-watering recipes based on this vegetable, which should be tried without fail.
Benefit or harm from red vegetables?
The answer is obvious: good. When red cabbage is worth eating:.
- No wonder that any cabbage, be it red or Chinese, for example, contains a huge amount of vitamins C and P. The first helps to strengthen the immune system. P vitamin, in turn, strengthens blood vessels and prevents the development and occurrence of various diseases of the heart and blood vessels.
- This vegetable is irreplaceable in case of kidney diseases, as it contains a lot of potassium salts, thus contributing to the removal of excess fluid.
- Gouty deposits with cabbage are also not terrible due to the fact that purines are practically absent in this vegetable.
- The protection of the intestinal mucosa will provide a rather rare, but carrying huge benefits of vitamin U.
- Also indispensable to this vegetable for dieters or for people with proper nutrition.
"The reverse side of the medal" is contraindications to the use of red cabbage:
- It should be remembered about the individual intolerance of this vegetable.
- Do not eat cabbage for gastritis with high acidity, diarrhea, enteritis and colitis.
- Raw red cabbage does not need to be consumed raw with diseases of the stomach and intestines.
- It is not recommended to eat this vegetable while taking drugs that thin the blood, as cabbage can significantly reduce their effectiveness.
Recipes with photos
Worth saying that There are a lot of cabbage cooking options.. It is rather a matter of fantasy. But in the world there are quite popular recipes that would be a shame not to mention. Below are the recipes with photos of very tasty red cabbage salads with mayonnaise, apples and other ingredients.
With mayonnaise
One of the most popular dishes with red cabbage. Yes, mayonnaise is bad, but you can sometimes treat yourself. This recipe is not recommended for people who are overweight and losing weight..
So, we will need:
- mayonnaise;
- sugar (to taste);
- salt (to taste);
- some parsley;
- bow;
- small head of cabbage.
- To get started is to wash the vegetable and clean its upper leaves.
- After it is necessary to finely chop the cabbage because it is extremely inconvenient to use large strips and this, in general, will affect the overall quality of the dish.
- Next come salt and sugar. Sugar you need to add 1 teaspoon. Salt to taste. To make the cabbage soft, you need to wrinkle it with your hands. Thanks to this procedure, it will pour out the juice and will become much tastier.
- Onions and parsley are added almost to the final cooking.
- And the final touch is mayonnaise. A lot of mayonnaise is not needed, otherwise it will “eclipse” the taste of the remaining ingredients and it will not be as tasty salad as we would like.
Learn other recipes for red cabbage salad with mayonnaise, as well as see the photo serving, here.
With honey and apples
Another equally popular and tasty salad. For its preparation we need:
- red cabbage;
- 1 apple;
- 1 tablespoon honey;
- 2 tablespoons of olive oil and salt.
- Finely shred cabbage, salt. After that, squeeze the cabbage with your hands so that the juice comes out.
- Add honey. The main thing that he was not frozen.
- Apples are also sliced thinner, because huge pieces to anything.
- If there is no olive oil, then you can use vegetable oil, but for olive taste it is much better. Salt can be added to taste.
With sour cream
The recipe is simple, and the salad is very tasty. Would need:
- half red cabbage;
- 2 apples;
- onion;
- a teaspoon of sour cream and mayonnaise;
- 3 tablespoons of vinegar;
- half a teaspoon of cumin;
- half a teaspoon of sugar;
- a quarter of a teaspoon of ground black pepper;
- salt and parsley.
- A head of red cabbage should be processed by cleaning the top leaves. You should also wash it.
- As in many recipes, cabbage needs a little salt and crush hands.
- Grind as finely as possible onions and add to the main ingredient.
- After it is necessary to prepare the “stuffing” of the salad. To do this, mix mayonnaise, sour cream, cumin, black pepper, vinegar, salt and sugar.
- In the total mass, you must add carefully washed, and then coarsely grated apples.
- At the end we add our “stuffing” to the salad, mix it very thoroughly, and at the very end decorate it with dill. The dish is ready.
With walnuts
In cooking is extremely simple. To prepare this salad, we need:
- red cabbage;
- salt (to taste);
- apple vinegar - 25 ml .;
- mayonnaise - 1 tablespoon;
- green onions - 3 feathers;
- 50 grams of walnuts;
- 1 apple.
- We clean the cabbage in the same way as in previous recipes.
- Finely chop the cabbage and season with vinegar, and then salt and knead with your hands.
- Crush walnuts.
- Finely chop the onions, after carefully washed.
- Then go to the course apples. The peel is cut from them, and the apples themselves are rubbed on a large grater, it also does not hurt to add a little lemon juice, and then vinegar.
- In the final, everything is mixed and dressed with mayonnaise, salt is added to taste. Dinner is served!
With onion
Also very simple salad. To create such a salad is required:
- cabbage itself;
- 100 grams of walnuts;
- salt (to taste);
- ground black pepper;
- a teaspoon of mustard;
- vegetable oil - 3 tablespoons;
- 3 tablespoons of lemon juice;
- tablespoon of sugar;
- onion - 1 pc.
- Carefully wash and clean the cabbage. After finely shred.
- Onions should also be finely chopped.
- Walnuts do not need to be shredded much - the pieces should be medium in size.
- Cabbage, onions and walnuts are added to one container and mix well.
- We proceed to the preparation of the sauce. Salt, black pepper, mustard, vegetable oil, lemon juice and sugar are mixed and the salad is poured over the mixture.
- Everything. Salad of red cabbage with onions is ready. If desired, you can decorate all the whole kernels of walnuts.
Cinnamon
It has a very unusual taste., for which a large number of people fell in love with him. For cooking you will need:
- red cabbage;
- tablespoon finely chopped ginger;
- salt (to taste);
- 2 tablespoons of vinegar;
- 2 teaspoons of sugar;
- half a teaspoon of cinnamon;
- tablespoon of vegetable oil;
- onion - 1 pc .;
- 2 pears.
The cooking process, like the other salads, is extremely simple:
- It is necessary to wash the cabbage, after clearing it from the top leaves.
- Onions must be cut into half rings.
- We spread cabbage and onions on a well heated pan.
- Add vinegar and ginger to them. Add some salt. All this should be in the pan ~ 5 minutes.
- Cut the pears into slices and lay them in a baking dish, sprinkling with cinnamon and sugar.
- Bake pears for about 5 minutes at 200 ° C.
- Put cabbage and onions in a plate, spread pears on top.
- Stir, pour the juice left over during baking and the dish is ready.
With carrots
Great for losing weight. It contains not so many ingredients:
- red cabbage;
- 1 onion head;
- tablespoon of onion;
- 1 carrot;
- a teaspoon of salt;
- vegetable oil.
- Cut cabbage and mne it.
- Cut the onion in half rings.
- On a large grater, grate carrots.
- All this mix and add vinegar and salt.
This recipe is extremely simple to prepare and the salad itself goes great.
Important! All of the above recipes are also great for losing weight, provided that mayonnaise, sour cream and sugar are excluded from their composition. Vegetable oil is extremely not desirable. There are dietary recipes for salads with red cabbage.
With apples and bell peppers
To prepare you need:
- small head of red cabbage;
- greenery;
- salt (to taste);
- olive oil;
- half a lemon;
- half onion;
- carrot;
- 2 apples;
- Bulgarian pepper.
- After the cabbage is cleaned and washed, you need to chop it finely and crush it with your hands, together with finely chopped onion and salt.
- Apples with carrots rub on a large grater.
- Bulgarian pepper cut into strips.
- Prepared apples and paprika mix with chopped red cabbage, followed by dressing with olive oil.
With yogurt
Would need:
- head of red cabbage;
- carrot;
- an Apple;
- yogurt.
- We clean and wash the cabbage.
- Carrots and apples rubbed on a large grater.
- All the ingredients are mixed together and add yogurt, followed by stirring.
With cucumber
Extremely easy to prepare, because it requires only something:
- cucumber;
- tablespoon of vinegar;
- a teaspoon of salt.
- Chopped and peeled cabbage finely chopped.
- Add sliced cucumber.
- We fill with vinegar and salt. Mix and voila! Salad ready.
With corn and tomatoes
Also won't take long to prepare. Composition:
- red cabbage;
- canned corn;
- a tomato;
- salt.
- Cabbage finely shred.
- Tomatoes are chopped finely and mixed with corn.
- Next, add the cabbage and add some salt.
- Another simple and great salad is ready.
To learn how to cook delicious and beautiful salads of red cabbage and corn, read our material.
Options for serving dishes
There are a great many options for serving dishes - it’s more likely a matter of your imagination. Here are some of the options:
- Garnish with parsley and dill.
- Put the top layer of one of the ingredients (for example, onions).
- Create a drawing on the surface of the dish, even a simple drawing will look very nice and appetizing.
Conclusion
In the world there are a great many recipes with red cabbage. And all these salads are extremely simple to prepare. A huge advantage of these salads is that they are suitable for absolutely everyone: losing weight and those who just want a tasty snack.
