Ukrainian Cabbage Salad By Farida

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 small head cabbage, about 1 pound, shredded
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 medium apple, peeled and cut into matchstick strips
• 3 -4 tablespoons chopped green onions, green parts only
• olive oil, to taste (traditionally sunflower oil is used)
• freshly squeezed juice lemon, to taste
• salt, to taste
• ground black pepper, to taste
• sugar (optional)
• 1 tablespoonful of sour berries, such as cranberries, fresh or 1 dried lingonberries or 1 dried barberries or 1 sour cherry

Recipe

• 1 place the cabbage in a large mixing bowl. sprinkle with 1 tablespoon salt.
• 2 mix, squeezing with your hands to soften, about a minute.
• 3 leave aside for 15 minutes, to allow the juices to extract. squeeze the cabbage with your hands to remove as much moisture as possible.
• 4 try not to mash them. they should be tender but should still hold their shape. place the cabbage back in the bowl.
• 5 add the apple and green onions. add the olive oil, lemon juice to taste.
• 6 season with salt if needed (the cabbage may still have some salt, so don’t over-salt), and black pepper to taste.
• 7 sprinkle with a little sugar, if you wish (optional).
• 8 toss to combine.
• 9 transfer to a serving bowl.
• 10 garnish with berries of your choice.
• 11 prep time estimated and only approximately.