cabbage recipes
Why cabbage? It is a healthy and inexpensive vegetable that’s in season in the fall and winter. It contains polyphenols, cancer-preventive plant nutrients. It’s packed with Vitamins A & C to boost immunity. It helps reduce inflammation and heal stomach ulcers.
Purple Cabbage Soup
You will need:
1 head purple cabbage
1 rutabaga
2 yellow onions
3 tablespoons olive, grapeseed or sunflower oil
1 tablespoon mustard
1 teaspoon each: thyme and coriander
salt and pepper to taste
Chop onions into thin crescent moons.
Heat oil in the bottom of a soup pot. Add onions, stir briefly with spatula, turn burner down to medium-low, and cover. Simmer for 10 minutes. Add mustard and spices and simmer for 15 more minutes.
Meanwhile, chop rutabega and turnips into small chunks. Chop 1 medium red cabbage into threads, removing the hard inner core.
Add vegetables to the pot and add enough water to cover vegetables. Bring both to a boil, reduce to simmer, and cook with the lid on until vegetables are soft.
Purée with a blender or immersion blender.
Enjoy with a dollop of unsweetened yogurt or sour cream.