Red Cabbage Salad With Warm Pancetta Balsamic Dressing Recipes

BALSAMIC-BRAISED RED CABBAGE

Steps:

• Brown 1/3 cup diced pancetta in olive oil in a pot over medium-high heat until crisp, 2 to 4 minutes. Add 1 pound sliced red cabbage, 1 sliced red onion, 1/2 teaspoon each fennel seeds and kosher salt and a few grinds of pepper. Cook, stirring, 5 minutes. Add 1 cup water, 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar and 1 tablespoon sugar. Cover and cook over medium heat, stirring, until tender, 15 minutes. Season with salt and pepper and top with parsley.

WARM RED CABBAGE & PEAS SALAD

Steps:

• Cook bacon in large skillet until crisp; drain.
• Heat dressing in large skillet on medium heat. Add cabbage; cook 3 to 4 min. or until crisp-tender, stirring frequently. Stir in peas; cook 2 min. or until heated through, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat.
• Crumble bacon. Stir into cabbage mixture. Spoon into serving dish; top with cheese.

RED SLAW WITH WARM PANCETTA-BALSAMIC DRESSING

Steps:

• Carefully heat balsamic vinegar (do not boil). Pour hot vinegar over currants, let them stand 20 minutes to soften.
• Cook pancetta in a large nonstick skillet untril brown and crisp, about 5 minutes. Add shallot to pancetta in skillet, cook 1 minute. Remove skillet from heat, stir in currant-vinegar mixture, olive oil, and season to taste with salt and black pepper.
• Place shredded radicchio or cabbage in a large bowl, pour pancetta-balsamic mixture over it, and toss well to coat. Taste for seasoning.
• Let salad stand 5 or 10 minutes, then add almonds and parsley and toss.

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.

RED CABBAGE SALAD II

Steps:

• In a bowl, mix the canola oil, red wine vinegar, sugar, salt, seasoned salt, pepper, and onion powder. Place the cabbage in a large glass bowl. Pour dressing over cabbage, and toss to coat. Cover, and refrigerate 8 hours, or overnight, stirring occasionally. Drain before serving.

THE BEST RED CABBAGE SALAD

Steps:

• Combine sugar, onion, and celery salt in a large bowl. Let sit for 1 hour.
• Add cabbage to the marinade and stir to combine. Pour in vinegar and oil and mix well. Season with black pepper; top with blue cheese and almonds.