Best 6 Warm Red Cabbage Salad Recipes

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.

WARM RED CABBAGE SALAD WITH ROAST CHICKEN AND GORGONZOLA CHEESE

Steps:

• Finely chop garlic cloves in processor. Add 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar and 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard and blend until smooth. With machine running, gradually add olive oil and process until well blended. Season dressing to taste with salt and pepper; set aside.
• Combine cabbage, chicken, fennel, radicchio, onion, walnuts, carrot and pear slices in large bowl. Pour enough dressing over salad to coat. Toss well. Working in batches, sauté salad mixture in large skillet over medium heat until salad is warm and cabbage is slightly wilted, about 5 minutes. Divide salad among 4 plates. Sprinkle 1/4 cup cheese over each salad and serve.

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.

WARM RED CABBAGE SALAD WITH PECANS

Steps:

• Heat the garlic, vinegar, and oil in a wide skillet. Add the onions and cook 30 sec. Add the cabbage, season with salt and cook over high heat, tossing constantly. Remove from heat when the leaves begin to soften and turn pink. Add the remaining ingredients and toss to combine them. Season with pepper and serve warm.

WARM RED CABBAGE SALAD WITH BACON AND GOAT CHEESE

Steps:

• Remove discolored outer leaves of cabbage, then quarter cabbage and cut away the core. Slice cabbage into thin strips and put into large bowl. Heat a frying pan (large enough to hold the cabbage) and cook bacon until very crisp. Drain bacon on paper towels. Pour out bacon fat, but don't wipe out frying pan. Add olive oil to pan and saute onions until barely softened, 2-3 minutes. Add vinegar and simmer 30 seconds. Add cabbage and cook 2-3 minutes, stirring to coat cabbage with dressing. Cabbage should still be crisp. Crumble bacon while cabbage cooks. Turn off heat and season cabbage with salt and pepper. Pour cabbage back into bowl, add bacon, crumble goat cheese over and stir to combine. Arrange salad on individual plates and serve.