Red Cabbage and Pear Salad Recipe
Welcome Spring with this fresh, bright and crisp red cabbage salad. It's so different from the usual lettuce-tomato salad.
Ingredients
Salad Ingredients:
- 4 cups Red Cabbage, shredded
- 1 cup Pear, cored and thinly sliced
- ½ cup Walnuts, toasted and chopped
Dressing Ingredients:
- 1 and ½ tablespoons Balsamic Vinegar
- 1 tablespoon Extra-virgin Olive Oil
- 1 teaspoon Dijon Mustard
- Salt and Pepper To taste
Instructions
- In a large bowl, whisk together the ingredients for the dressing.
- Add the shredded cabbage and sliced pear to the bowl and mix it well.
- Add the toasted walnuts just before serving, mixing it well with the rest of the salad.
- Taste it and season with some more salt and pepper if needed.
Notes
- To toast the walnuts: heat a frying pan and dry roast the walnuts for about 4-5 minutes. Keep stirring it so that the walnuts don't burn. You should be able to tell by the smell that the walnuts are toasted enough.
- I made this recipe with the above measurements for just my husband and myself and couldn't eat it all because the mouth hurts from all that chewing. So I wouldn't recommend this salad if you are planning to have only the salad and nothing else for your lunch or dinner. This should only be a part of your meal and not the whole meal itself. This is true at least for me. So either halve the measurements if you are going to serve 2-3 people or make the recipe as it is and save some for the next day.
Taste & Texture
- This red cabbage salad is totally different from the usual lettuce salads and nothing like coleslaw. It's crisp, crunchy, mildly sweet and sour. Don't skip or skimp on the toasted walnuts, because it's really the key to making this salad unique and tasty.
