Community Pick
Purple Cabbage & Pecan Salad
"Really easy, great tangy taste, nice color"
photo by SharonChen
- Ready In:
- 5mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Serves:
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8-10
ingredients
directions
- Mix the dressing separately.
- You can make the dressing in advance.
- Just shake well and pour over the cabbage, pecans, and scallions.
- Mix well to coat and serve immediately or else the pecans will start to soften.
Questions & Replies
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What are Chinese pecans? Never heard of them. Can you just use regular pecans or is there something special about the Chinese pecans? -
Good morning. What kind of oil is best to use for the dressing?
Reviews
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This past summer I invited Caryn and her husband Steven to a barbecue dinner in our garden. Caryn (of course) asked what she should bring. I (of course) said nothing. Caryn (of course) did bring something, she brought this salad. I took one spoonful, and after that I just basically parked the bowl in front of me and had 1 grilled chicken breast and 2 gallons of this salad for supper. Dessert? No thank you, I'll just have more salad. Since then I've had it several times in Caryn's house, and I adore it. I'm so pleased she posted this recipe here at Zaar, now I can have this salad anytime I like (I was running out of excuses why I kept inviting her family over for dinner on a constant basis. Caryn thinks it's because we're good friends, it's really because of this salad). I had half a purple cabbage in the fridge, and half a green cabbage, so I combined the two. And I double the pecans, they are my favorite part. I made this on a Friday afternoon for Saturday lunch, and Caryn very wisely suggested that I keep the salad, dressing and pecans separate and mix them just before serving. This is good advice and you should all take it! Caryn, I love you dearly, but not as much now that I can make this myself! ;-) -
This was wonderful. I used pre-packaged cole slaw mix, as I was pressed for time, and regular pecans - I have no clue as to where to get Chinese ones. This was so tasty and easy to prepare and the whole family gobbled it up. I also made your cauliflower kugel as a side dish, and roasted a sticky chicken -that was dinner, and I've never made a better one! -
This was really tasty! I was also unable to get the Chinese sweet pecans, so I made my own homemade sugared nuts, using a recipe on Recipezaar. This was quick and not only tasted great, but looked beautiful as well. Thanks - this is a real winner! -
What more can you say than has been said. WOW !!!!! -
This salad is very addictive. I love the flavors. Really easy to prepare.
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Tweaks
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Thank you, Caryn, this salad and it's dressing were teriffic! To make use of what I had on-hand, I used toasted slivered almonds instead of the pecans, and I added celery and cilantro to the ingredients. I combined the cabbage and celery with a bit of the dressing a couple of hours before serving (there was a LOT of dressing leftover which I'm happy to have for future use!). Just before serving, I put the salad on a bed of fresh spinach, placed small tomato wedges along the edges, and topped it with the almonds and cilantro. Beautiful colors, great textures, and one of the best salad dressings I have ever tasted! Lynnie
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Caryn Gale
Givat Ze'ev
Hi, My name is Caryn and I live in Israel. I love to cook (and eat too) and truthfully I love anything there is about food.
I am married and have 3 wonderful children and I can't imagine living anywhere else except Israel.
