Spinach & Red Cabbage Salad
From charlesroberts 14 years ago
Ingredients
- 1 small head of red cabbage shopping list
- 6 ounces of baby spinach washed shopping list
- 1 1/2 cups of washed cilantro leaves shopping list
- 2 granny smith apples diced shopping list
- 1/4 cup of pumpkin seeds shopping list
- Dressing shopping list
- 1/2 cup of safflower oil (canola will word as well) shopping list
- 2 teaspoons of white vinegar shopping list
- 1 tablespoon of sesame oil shopping list
- 4 - 5 tablespoons of pure maple syrup shopping list
How to make it
- Start off by cutting the cabbage up into small bite sized pieces and toss in a bowl with the diced apple
- Now start to make the dressing
- Add the safflower oil and vinegar together and mix well with whisk
- Add the sesame oil
- Add 4 tablespoons of the the maple syrup
- This is where your tastebuds come into play. You are looking for a good balance between the nuttiness of the sesame oil and the sweetness of the syrup. The sesame oil is a very strong flavor, and maple syrup with differ based on the region it comes from. So you may have to add more syrup.
- Once you have made the dressing to your liking, add about 2/3's of it to your cabbage/ apple mixture and give it a good mix
- Now if you have not washed your cilantro yet....wash it now. Remember you are only using the leaves in this recipe....no stems
- Add the cilantro to the cabbage and apple...mix well
- If you havent washed the spinach do it now....then add to the top of the salad mixture but dont mix in yet
- Drizzle the remaining 1/3 of the dressing to the spinach. Let sit for about 2-3 mins then mix all together.
- Sprinkle the pumpkin seeds on top...you are done
- A big bowl is best for putting this together.
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