Mixed Cabbage Slaw (Lahana Salatası)

Turkish Style Mixed Cabbage Salad

         Turkish Style Mixed Cabbage Salad (Coleslaw/Lahana Salatası)

         Salad is one of the oldest dishes or side dishes in the world's cuisines. Generally, it is tangy and colorful and goes well with fish and meat dishes. When you ask that "What is salad?" Answer is simple: Salad is a dish that consisting of a mixture of small pieces of vegetables or fruits and especially vegetables salad dressing are mixtures of virgin olive oil and vinegar. It is often consumed as raw. 

         There are many different kind of salads in World's Cuisines, such as Cesar salad, Coleslaw, cucumber salad etc. And Of course! There are so many different kind of salads are found in Mediterranean Cuisine too. For example: "Cucumber Salad"; it is very famous through out the world and Mediterranean. In Turkey, we call it "Turkish Shepherd Salad". It is very common, tangy, colorful and popular salad. But, when you go to Greece, its name changes and you can find this salad as "Greek Salad". It seems like each region (or nation) has their own version; such as "Turkish Shepherd Salad", "Greek Salad", "Tai Cucumber Salad" and "German Cucumber Salad with vinegar". Plus; some middle Eastern salads are grated (or pureed) or finely chopped cucumbers, purslane, eggplants, or chickpeas, mixed with yogurt or tahini. What about cabbage salad? It is very famous and popular through out the world and Mediterranean region too. You may like our: Turkish-shepherd-salad-recipe ,  Turkish-navy-bean-salad-recipe ,  Purslane-salad-with-yogurt-recipe .

Mixed Cabbage Slaw (Lahana Salatası)

         How to Make Turkish Style Mixed Cabbage Salad (Coleslaw/Lahana Salatası)?

      Yes! Today, we are going to share our "Turkish Style Mixed Cabbage Salad (Coleslaw/Lahana Salatası) Recipe" to you. When the late fall and begining of the winter season come, like Horse Mackerel and Anchovies, you can find green and red cabbages everywhere. Because, time is cabbage dishes time or cabbage salad time for the Turkish people. Tons of cabbages are distributed to all markets, groceries and bazaars and Turkish people buy them for cooking stuffed and wrapped meals called "Dolma" and "Sarma" or colourful cabbage salads. You may like our: Turkish-stuffed-eggplant-recipe ,  Turkish-dolma-rice-stuffed-peppers-recipe ,  Stuffed-sun-dried-bell-peppers-in-olive-recipe ,  Stuffed-zucchini-dish-recipe ,  Stuffed-zucchini-with-ground-meat-dish-recipe .

         Especially our Turkish Style Mixed Cabbage Salad is the perfect recipe for the cold winter times; it is light, fresh, health and so easy to make. Acording to Turkish people; Turkish Style Mixed Cabbage Salad is the star of the weekends dinners and road side dinners. Also, it is very popular for the friend meeting meals and family meals. This classic cabbage salad goes well with the fish  dishes. Furthermore, this classic cabbage salad is a staple recipe for BBQ and other high-fat meat dishes that everyone can enjoy! And we are sure that you ask: "is cabbage salad healthy?" Ofcourse! it is healthy and it helps you lose weights (pounds) too. This healthy cabbage salad is budget friendly, delicious, and full of healthy nutrients. Plus, like "keto coleslaw", Turkish Style Mixed Cabbage Salad is low carb, tangy and colorful side dish. You may like our: Meat-balls-in-sauce-recipe ,  Oven-baked-lamb-chops-recipe ,  Turkish-shish-kabab-recipe ,  Oven-baked-horse-mackerel-recipe ,  Turkish-style-fried-anchovy-recipe .

      Our Turkish Style Mixed Cabbage Salad is really very easy, perfect and very mouthwatering  salad. Also, preparation of this salad is really very simple. Shredded cabbages and other ingredients are mixed in the bowl as raw. And, then, this simple salad dressing are mixtures of virgin olive oil and vinegar (the usual proportion is three parts virgin olive oil to one part vinegar, or 3 Tablespoons virgin olive oil to 1 Tablespoon vinegar). If you want, you can add mayonnaise and sour cream, like "keto coleslaw" or "American Coleslaw".

         Recipe of Turkish Style Mixed Cabbage Salad (Coleslaw/Lahana Salatası)

         Most of our friends got this question. Maybe you want ask this question: "How do you make cabbage salad?" Here it is our vibrant purple clour salad Turkish Style Mixed Cabbage Salad (Coleslaw/Lahana Salatası) recipe:

         Serving: 4-6 Servings, Preparation Time: 10-15 minutes, Cook Times: 0, Cuisine: American Cuisine, but it is very popular in Mediterranean and Anatolian Cuisines,     Food Type: Vegetarian and it is side dish of the meat and fish dishes,

         Very good family favourite;

Remove the tough outer leaves of the
green and red cabbages and wash them

1/2 (250 gr) Small red cabbage, shredded,

1/4 (500 gr) Green cabbage, shredded,

Grated carrots make this salad yummy

1 or 2 Small size onions, finely chopped,

1 tablespoon or more lemon juice

Combine other ingredients to cabbage mixture

Combine other ingredients to cabbage mixture

Lastly pour sauce on top

         Ingredients:

         - 1/4 (500 gr) Medium size Green cabbage, shredded, 

         - 1/2 (250 gr) Small size red cabbage, shredded,

         - 2 or 3 Medium size Carrots,  grated,

         - 1 or 2 Small size onions, finely chopped, 

         - 1 Tablespoon Cide vinegar,  

         - 1 or 2 Tablespoons Lemon juice,

         - 2 Teaspoons caster sugar,

         - 2 Teaspoons Ground black pepper,

         - 2 Teaspoons Salt, 

        (It is optional: if you want you can add; 1/2 Cup whole egg mayonnaise and 1/4 Cup sour cream),

       For Sauce of Salad: 6 Tablespoons Virgin olive oil, 2 Tablespoons vinegar, 2 Table Spoons chopped dill or parsley - in this recipe, we used parsley-,

For sauce: chopped dill or parsley

For sauce: virgin olive oil, vinegar and lemon juice

         Preparation:

        First of all, remove the tough outer leaves of the green and red cabbages. Then, cut 1/4 (500 gr) green cabbage and 1/2 (250 gr) small red cabbage into quarter and wash them under the cold water. Then, you need to a sharp knife, take one and place each quarter on its side and slice very thin slice with your sharp knife. Place your shredded cabbage and grated carrot in a large bowl and dress it with salt, ground black pepper, virgin olive oil and vinegar or lemon juice (or both) to taste (if you want, you can add mayonnaise and sour cream and combine them to cabbage mixture). Then, toss gently to combine. Serve.  

       (Note: if you want, you can keep this salad in the fridge. This salad keeps well in the fridge for up to 2 or 3 days even with the dressing. However, make sure you serve this salad at room temperature and not straight our of the fridge).

         ENJOY

         Nutrition: (All nutrition values are per serve):

       Energy: 1492 kj., Fibre: 6,3 g., Fat (Total): 32,7 g., Saturated Faf: 7,1 g., Protein: 3,9 g., Cholesterol 57 mg., Sodium: 235 mg., Carbs (Total): 9,5 g.,  

Turkish Style Cabbage Salad

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