Red cabbage and orange salad
- Preparation and cooking time
- Total time
- + draining
- Easy
- Serves 6
Ingredients
- 1 red cabbage, core removed, shredded thinly, leaving 500g prepared weight
- 5 tbsp red wine vinegar
- 1 tsp caster sugar
- 1 star anise
- 2 oranges, peeled, halved and thinly sliced, plus 2 strips of orange peel
- 1-2 (depending on how hot you like it) red chillies, finely sliced
- a bunch coriander, chopped
- 4 tbsp olive oil
Method
- STEP 1
Tip the cabbage into a large colander and sprinkle with 1 tsp of salt. Stir and leave to stand for 20 minutes, then mix again and lift out into a large bowl.
- STEP 2
Pour the vinegar into a small pan with the sugar, star anise and orange peel, and heat over a low heat until just warm. Tip this over the cabbage, mix well, cover and set aside. The salad will keep for up to a day. Just before serving, toss with the orange slices, chillies and coriander, then drizzle with the olive oil.
