Simple Purple cabbage salad | red cabbage salad | salad red cabbage

06 May Simple Purple cabbage salad | red cabbage salad | salad red cabbage

Last Updated on May 17, 2021 by blessmyfoodbypayal

Simple Purple cabbage salad | red cabbage salad | salad red cabbage with step wise pictorial and video method.

Purple cabbage salad is an accompanying side dish having few more of the Vegetables, all eaten raw after dressing with basic and limited seasoning.

This salad is :

 

√vegan
√Glutenfree
√Healthy
√Satisfying
√A perfect side dish
√Can be eaten as main meal
√Involves no cooking (obviously) &
√Gets ready in no time

INGREDIENTS USED

 

PURPLE CABBAGE

 

Purple cabbage is also known by the names red cabbage, red kraut or even blue kraut (after being prepared with heat.)

Tastes similar to green cabbage, purple cabbage is often used raw for salads and coleslaw.

This is such a versatile Vegetable that it can’t only be eaten raw as salad, but can also be eaten cooked or fermented.

The health benefits associated with this nutrient rich vegetable makes it worth to be added into salads.

Purple cabbage makes the bones stronger, heart healthy, reduce inflammation, improve gut functions and lowers the risk of certain cancers.

GREEN CABBAGE

 

This variety of cabbage is widely available and used across the world.

If compared to the red cabbage, green cabbage is considered 10× less privileged in terms of vitamins and other benefits. But that doesn’t mean you can totally underestimate it.

It is widely cooked as a Vegetable in Asian countries.

In india, we often cook it in winters, mostly with green peas.

Ask anyone, bandgobi matar is one of the most cooked vegetable here.

CUCUMBER

 

when it comes to salads, cucumber is the one, who name erupts in mind at the initial.

Cucumber is generally seen as a Vegetable, but the fact is that it is actually a fruit.

Rich in soluble fiber, nutrients & water content, cucumber being a low calorie fruit is ideal for hydration and helps in weight loss.

During Summers, we loose lot of water content from our body by way of sweat. Cucumber helps us in meeting out daily fluid needs.

To draw maximum benefit out of cucumber, you may eat it with the peel. However we have removed the skin.

This is mostly eaten as raw though you will find very rare recipes wherein cucumber is cooked. Eggless cucumber cake is one amongest them.

CARROTS

 

Carrot is considered as one of the super food due to its health benefits.

Generally associated with eye health, carrot is a perfect food for weight watchers and helps in lowering cholesterol levels.

SWEET POTATO

 

Though sweet potato is hardly seen as part of salad recipes but we love to have it in anyways due to its qualities.

Good for the weight, immunity, vision and gut health, sweet potatoes bring a touch of sweetness in this salad recipe.

Whereas all other veggies are to be added raw, this is the one which needs to be boiled first.

Just peel the skin, boil in water for 5-7 minutes or until sweet potato turns soft enough to eat.

RADISH

 

Radish is one of the most underrated Vegetable when it comes to popularity. But it’s health benefits can not be underestimated.

Although radish can be cooked in recipes like Muli ki sabzi, Muli Paratha and radish poori. But it is most commonly eaten raw in salads.

It brings that pungent and peppery element to the salad.

TOMATOES

 

Botanically Tomato is a fruit but most often they are classified as Vegetable.

In india, this is one of the most used Vegetable, oops, fruit added to cook routine Vegetables and lentils.

Either it be tomato ketchup, tomato puree, tomato pasta or pizza sauce, tomatoes are everywhere.

But tomatoes have lot of benefits if eaten raw.

Thus, preventing cancer and other deadly diseases.

Being a Great anti-oxidant & a good source of Vitamin A and Vitamin C, it helps the body to flush out harmful free radicals from the system, which helps in fighting against many deadly diseases.

SWEET CORNS

 

Sweet corns have their own kind of taste and texture in the salad.

After sweet potatoes, this is the second ingredient in the recipe which needs cooking.

If you have corn cobs, then remove corns from cobs and  boil till tender.

However you can add the frozen corns too.

Its high fiber content aids in digestion & vitamin B is important to your overall health.

Other than a salad, you can make Masala sweet corn or Corn pulao recipe with sweet corns.

BEETROOT

 

Nothing much needs to be said about how healthy beetroot is.

A great source of iron, potassium, fiber and vitamin C, beetroot helps in increasing hemoglobin by improving blood flow and lower blood pressure.

We have added it to the salad at last only because beetroot colours everything to red.

So not to spoil the photography, we did this intentionally. Lol.

CORIANDER LEAVES/CILANTRO

 

This is not just about salad, but you hardly imagine any savoury indian dish without coriander leaves.

Coriander leaves, also called cilantro is widely used for garnishing food.

Not just only it adds benefits to the food but gives a nice aroma and taste to the food at the same time.

SESAME OIL

 

Oil in salads prevent the greens from becoming saturated and it’s healthy fats help in absorbing the nutrition of salad greens.

That is why a little drizzle is suggested to salads.

When it comes to making a choice of oil, the most common oil goes in salad is extra virgin olive oil.

However you can add sunflower oil, Walnut oil, coconut oil or sesame oil.

BLACK SALT

 

Black salt has a distinctive taste due to its unique pungent smell and tangy taste.

However you can add pink salt or regular salt too.

BLACK PEPPER POWDER

 

Black pepper, a king of spices is one of the most commonly used spice worldwide and well known for its medicinal properties.

Black pepper powder brings a hint of spiciness and sharpness in the salad.

LEMON JUICE

 

Can you imagine any salad without a squeeze of lemon ?

Simply NO.

You don’t get a feel of that finality and perfection unless lemon is immersed in the salad.

Lemon juice really pops the flavours of salad.

And yes, not just the taste, but lemon juice needs more appreciations for being a healthy food, which makes it must go in each salad recipe.

SERVING SUGGESTIONS

 

Salad is usually served as a side dish with lunch and dinner.

But some health conscious, especially weight watchers, even love to have salad as wholesome meal skipping lunch at all.

Also you can chop the veggies ahead of time but toss it with the seasoning only before serving.

Otherwise your salad may loose it’s crunch at the time of eating.

step wise pictorial recipe

 

PREPARATION OF INGREDIENTS

 

1. firstly wash the Vegetables and coriander leaves.
2. Shred both cabbages. Instead of knife, we used peeler for the purpose.
3. Peel cucumber, radish, beetroot and cut them in small pieces.
4. Remove the seeds part and cut remaining tomato into pieces.
5. Peel sweet potato and boil in water for 5 minutes or until tender. Then cut it into small pieces.
6. Boil sweet corns until soft. However you can use the frozen corns too, which needs no boiling.

 

MAKING OF SALAD

 

1. Take a bowl and add all the Vegetables and corns and coriander leaves/cilantro.
2. Now season them with oil, salt and black pepper powder.
3. Squeeze half Lemon over the salad.
4. Mix everything well.
5. Purple cabbage salad is ready.

Enjoy immediately.

NOTES

 

1. What vegetables to be added or omitted depend on your choice and availability.
2. You can enhance or decrease the quantity of all or any of the ingredient as per number of servings.
3. We kept the beetroot aside and added it in the last. The only reason is that beetroot makes everything red.

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