Cabbage isn’t a vegetable that usually will get lots of love (we haven’t heard many individuals title it as their favorite veggie!). As a card-carrying member of the cruciferous household, cabbage has a powerful sulfurous odour when overcooked and to some, it would style bitter. But even when you don’t have an issue with cabbage, it could be a type of greens you don’t know what to do with! There’s far more you are able to do with cabbage except for making sauerkraut, and that’s why we’ve curated an inventory of 12 methods to make use of cabbage which are thrilling and extremely scrumptious!
Culinary Nutrition Benefits of Cabbage
We love consuming cabbage as a result of it’s:
As an added bonus, cabbage is usually a reasonable, budget-friendly meals that provides lots of dietary bang in your buck.
12 Ways to Use Cabbage
These are our favorite, straightforward methods to make use of cabbage in your kitchen – and recipes to get you began!
Stir-Fry
If you’re searching for extra methods to make use of cabbage, sliced cabbage makes a sensational stir-fry ingredient! Make cabbage the star of your stir-fry, or you’ll be able to add a handful or two alongside together with your favorite stir-fry veg.
Recipe to Try: Cabbage Poriyal with Coconut by Rachel Gurjar
Deconstructed Cabbage Rolls
Of course, we love conventional cabbage rolls however after we want a fast meal, a deconstructed model is our go-to as a result of it combines all the cabbage roll flavours into a easy one-pot bundle. You could make your deconstructed cabbage rolls into the feel of a stir-fry, or add extra liquid like water or broth to make a cabbage roll soup or stew.
Recipe to Try: Unstuffed Cabbage Rolls by BellyFull
Sauerkraut or Kimchi
We can’t have a publish about methods to make use of cabbage with out together with the favored fermented choices, sauerkraut and kimchi! We like utilizing pink cabbage for extra-gorgeous sauerkraut and napa cabbage is our go-to for kimchi.
Recipe to Try: How to Make Sauerkraut by Meghan Telpner (*ACN Founder + Director)
Cabbage Steaks
With their tremendous tender texture and caramelized flavour, thickly sliced cabbage steaks make an unbelievable entire meals vegan meat substitute – or they’ll function an superior facet dish.
Recipe to Try: Roasted Cabbage Steaks by Happy Eats Healthy (*Culinary Nutrition Expert)
Hunter Stew
This easy dish has German and Polish variations and is a simple one-pot meal with cabbage, sausage and aromatics. Depending on the way you prefer it, you too can jazz it up with extra veggies, sauerkraut or apples, or use tofu for a vegan model.
Recipe to Try: German Hunter Cabbage Stew by All That’s Jas
Coleslaw
Fresh, crunchy and uncooked coleslaw is one in all our favorite methods to make use of cabbage because it actually offers the cabbage an opportunity to shine. Toss your cabbage in a easy French dressing or go for one thing luxurious and creamy. You can even use a fundamental slaw as a scrumptious sandwich or taco topping.
Recipe to Try: Creamy Red Cabbage Slaw by Sondi Bruner (*ACN Head Program Coach)
Atakilt Wat
This tasty Ethiopian cabbage dish is simmered with fragrant spices. Depending on the recipe you discover, the dish might embody a collection of ginger, turmeric, cumin, cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, fenugreek or black pepper. And when you use plant-based cooking oil, it’s naturally vegan.
Recipe to Try: Atakilt Wat by Urban Farmie
Braised
Braising is a quite simple approach to make use of cabbage and but it’s completely filled with flavour. Typically, you need a mixture of flavours in your braised cabbage together with salt, sweetness and an acid like apple cider vinegar. You can even mess around with including fruits like apples or raisins, spices comparable to cumin or caraway, fresh-pressed juice, or ginger.
Recipe to Try: Braised Red Cabbage by Paleo Gluten-Free Guy
Salad
Don’t get us mistaken – we love our darkish leafy greens and lettuces, but contemporary cabbage provides a pleasant crunch and texture to your salad recipes. You can change all your greens with chopped or shredded cabbage, or you need to use half greens, half cabbage. Play round with the ratios and see what you’re keen on!
Recipe to Try: Chopped Thai Chicken Salad by All The Healthy Things
Wraps or Cups
Instead of lettuce wraps as a bread alternative, strive utilizing a leaf of cabbage. Napa cabbage is nice for this because it’s a softer and extra versatile selection – nevertheless, you could possibly evenly steam or shortly blanch your cabbage leaves to make use of for wraps, too.
Recipe to Try: Mushroom Tempeh Cabbage Cups by Darn Good Veggies
Lasagna
Eggplant, zucchini and candy potato lasagna noodles ought to step apart once in a while! For a grain-free noodle choice, spoon your filling between layers of cabbage leaves for a scrumptious (and no-boil) lasagna twist.
Recipe to Try: Keto Cabbage Lasagna by Suncake Mom (for a dairy-free choice, use your favorite nut/seed milk and dairy-free cheese)
Replacement for Rice, Pasta or Noodles
Cabbage in several styles and sizes affords an exquisite various to grain-based dishes. Use sautéed cabbage as an alternative of rice, minimize it into skinny strips for gluten-free and grain-free noodle dishes, or just like the lasagna instance above, use cabbage as an alternative of pasta. There are so many nice methods to make use of cabbage on this context!
Recipe to Try: Meatballs with Sautéed Cabbage by Chronicles in Health (*Culinary Nutrition Expert)
Cabbage isn’t as boring as you thought, proper? Remember these unbelievable methods to make use of cabbage the subsequent time you move a head of cabbage on the grocery retailer!
