You put the lime in the cabbage head, and eat it all up.

[madbaker]

This week's Resolution Recipe: Cilantro Slaw.

5-6 cups shredded cabbage (about 1/2 head; I used purple)
1/4 cup lime juice (I used two fresh limes)
1/2 tsp cumin seeds, toasted; or 3/4 tsp powdered cumin
1 cup cilantro leaves, minced
1 Tbsp water
1 Tbsp honey
salt & pepper
(I added 3 cloves garlic, crushed; and some Tabasco.)

Mix everything together.

What worked: It was... an acceptable way to eat cabbage. The garlic and Tabasco brightened up the slaw quite a bit.

What didn't: It was... not exciting.

Will I make it again? Doubtful, although we get a decent amount of cabbage in our CSA boxes so I'm always trying to find new ways to eat it.

What I'm reading: Christopher Buckley, Boomsday

Comments

[mad-duchess.livejournal.com]

Heh... he said "slaw food".... what a card...

PS

[mad-duchess.livejournal.com]

If you ever do find a good way to prepare cabbage, let me know, 'cause I'm damned if I know what to do with the stuff.

Re: PS

[madbaker.livejournal.com]

I usually make a variation on Chinese chicken salad, but that's what I did the previous time so I wanted to try something different.
There's a reason I always go back to ccs.

Re: PS

[kahnegabs.livejournal.com]

I like to make stuffed cabbage with it. You know, lots of ground meat, rice, tomatoes, etc., wrapped in big cabbage leaves. Very good! It's one of my family's comfort foods.

[loup_noir]

Cabbage is Irish soul food, and I miss it. Himself hates the stuff.

We ate it boiled with hot mustard. I also like it raw. And in soup. Stir-fried.

Now you've got me jonesing for a fix of cabbage.