Festive Cabbage Salad

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 large red cabbage
• 1 small green bell pepper, de-seeded and diced
• 1/2 small pineapple, peeled and finely chopped or 1 cup frozen pineapple chunks
• 2 oranges, peeled and segmented
• 6 green onions, thinly sliced
• 3 celery ribs, and leaves chopped
• 1/2 cup hazelnuts, toasted (can substitute almonds or walnuts)
• 1/2 cup adzuki beans, cooked, drained or 1/2 cup black beans or 1/2 cup red beans
• 1/2 cup plain yogurt
• 1/4 cup mayonnaise
• 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed orange juice
• salt & freshly ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 remove any of the outer discolored or tough leaves from the cabbage.
• 2 trim the base of the cabbage head so that the cabbage will stand upright then cut about a quarter off the top.
• 3 mix together well the dressing ingredients. season with salt and pepper to taste.
• 4 using a sharp knife, scoop out the inside of the cabbage leaving about 1/4 inch for the shell. set aside.
• 5 shred the remaining cabbage finely. put the shredded cabbage into a large bowl along with the bell pepper, pineapple, orange segments, green onions, celery and leaves, nuts and beans.
• 6 carefully fold in the dressing with the cabbage mixture.
• 7 put the salad mixture into the prepared cabbage shell and garnish with fresh parsley if desired.
• 8 cover and chill for 1 hour.