Anyone who visits here regularly knows that Aunt Toby is a real fan of all things cabbage. One reason is that cabbage is good for you. Another is, for my money, it’s more texturally interesting than other greens, particularly the lettuces. The third thing is that cabbage, because it has more taste ‘oomph’, can handle stronger tastes in a salad combination and holds its own.
We like cole slaws at any time of the year (and it’s one way to get salad even during the winter when traditionally you can’t get other greens, although hydroponics and high tunnels are putting pay to that, even up here in Upstate New York), but I especially like them in the summer, when other veggies are available to change them up a bit. We very much like red pepper slaw, and here is a version that a) makes a lot so if you need a bunch for a ‘dish to pass’, this is your go-to that is different than pasta salad, and b) has grown up flavors in it, is not sweet so it is memorable and can hold its own with other dishes. (more…)
