Easy Summertime Red Cabbage Salad

Name: Easy Summertime Red Cabbage Salad
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Ingredients: 10 oz red cabbage (shredded); 1/3 cup almonds (slivered); 1/3 cup dried cranberries; 10 oz mandarin oranges (save the juice); 1/4 cup green onions (chopped); 1/4 cup mandarin orange juice; 1/4 cup olive oil; 1/8 cup red wine vinegar; salt and black pepper (to taste)

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This kosher recipe for the best easy summertime red cabbage salad is so refreshing on a hot summer day. It is sweet and tart, only uses 7 ingredients, and is ready in under 10 minutes! This recipe is kosher, non-dairy, pareve, and gluten free. Read on to learn how to make the best easy summertime red cabbage salad.

red cabbage in a bowl — A feast for the eyes

Why This Recipe Works

Quick to prepare. This salad is ready to eat in less than 10 minutes.
Yummy Blend of complementary flavors. The red cabbage provides a neutral base that combines well with the sweet oranges, fragrant onions, and tart dried cranberries. I don't usually like cabbage salads, but I can't get enough of this one.
It's healthy. This salad gets its flavor primarily from the fresh cabbage and the fruit. There is a little bit of sugar from the mandarin oranges and a small amount of fat from the olive oil, but that's it. This is a light and nutritious salad.
Easy to make. This recipe only uses 7 ingredients and requires almost no preparation time. No fuss, no mess.

red cabbage salad in a bowl on a fork — Savor every bite

7 Ingredient Recipe

This is all you need to make a red cabbage salad:

ingredients for red cabbage salad — Ingredients for red cabbage salad

Red cabbage - crunchy, attractive, and chock full of vitamin C, K and fiber. You can't lose!
Dried cranberries - sweet and tart.
Slivered almonds - provides a softer crunch than the red cabbage.
Mandarin oranges - for sweetness.
Red wine vinegar - classic dressing ingredient for salads like this. Not as biting and more flavorful than white vinegar.
Green onions - rounds out the flavor profile for the salad.
Olive oil - for the dressing, makes it stick to the cabbage.

A Step by step guide to making this recipe

Time needed: 10 minutes.

The best easy summertime red cabbage salad step by step.

Mix the fruit and veggies together.
Pour the red cabbage, slivered almonds, dried cranberries, mandarin oranges, and chopped green onions in a bowl together. Mix thoroughly.
Prepare the dressing
In a separate bowl, mix the ¼ cup juice from the can of mandarin oranges with ⅛ cup of red wine vinegar and ¼ cup of olive oil. Salt and pepper to taste. We love using this little whisk for dressings like this. You are mix oil and non-oil together so remember to be a little bit aggressive with your mixing here.
Dress the salad
Pour the dressing over the salad. You can eat it right away but, just like our broccoli salad, it gets better if you leave it covered in the refrigerator for an hour first.

Recipe FAQ

Can I eat red cabbage raw?

This salad uses raw red (or purple) cabbage, it is not cooked. It is delicious to eat raw and is great in this salad and others like it that call for raw red cabbage.

How do I store red cabbage salad?

Place the dressed salad into an airtight container and put it into the refrigerator. The salad will keep for up to one week in the refrigerator. Chances are that it will not last that long as everybody usually asks for seconds!

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Tips and Suggestions

Chill overnight for the best results
Add toasted sesame seeds right before serving
Mix in sliced deli meats and make this salad a complete meal
Substitute dried cherries for dried cranberries

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