Published: · Modified: by admin · This post may contain affiliate links · 6 Comments
This Cabbage, Orange winter salad is a very similar salad to one my mom used to make when I was a little girl growing up in the Mediterranean. I love serving this salad with casseroles or most winter meals as it makes for a great side dish and it reminds me of back home.
My mom is a master in making stuffed cabbage, a typical dish in the Mediterranean & Balkan countries. For those of you that know how stuffed cabbage is made, you know that you don’t use the whole cabbage. After you boil it and let it cool down, you stuff cabbage leaves but you do have to cut certain parts out. Also, when you get close to the core, the leaves are too small to stuff. So you do have quite a bit of cabbage left over that you can make a salad with!!
Some of the things that I remember growing up in the Mediterranean region and that have remained with me even now are:
- Cook with the seasons – Food is more delicious and nutritious when it is fresh and local. Less processing is always better.
- Use everything, don’t waste food – women in my life were experts in using every part of a vegetable or meat to create a new recipe on the spot. Nothing went to waste. This made cooking less expensive and stretched the budget a bit further.
My mom used to make this salad with cabbage, oranges, olives and onion. I ended up adding some pomegranate seeds because I like how it looks:). You can leave pomegranate out if you don’t like it or have young kids. The seeds are not exactly toddler friendly and may pose a choking hazard.
If you like orange salads, please check out another one of my recipes: Orange, Arugula Salad or Beets & Orange Salad or Orange and Leeks Salad.
Orange & Olive Oil Dressing
The most typical dressing is olive oil and vinegar, but I have added an extra dressing option below in the recipe in case you are making this salad for guests you want to impress!! The dressing is Yummy!!!
I simply squeeze a small orange then add olive oil and white balsamic vinegar. You can blend it or just mix it up by shaking it in a mason jar and serve it with your salad.
Blood Oranges
I used blood oranges for this salad instead of the regular oranges. Besides being delicious, blood oranges also give a nice color contrast with the cabbage. They still have the citrus flavor of the regular oranges, but they are a little bit sweeter which makes them a perfect choice for salads and dressings. Their color is gorgeous for the season as well and they’re also loaded with lots of Vitamin C.
Ways to Serve this Recipe
Enjoy this salad as a side dish. It goes especially well with hearty dishes because of the oranges. It’s perfect for lamb, poultry, meat and pork dishes!
Cabbage, Orange Winter Salad
This Mediterranean Cabbage, Orange Salad is a perfect Winter Salad that we love serving when we cook casseroles or stuffed cabbage or any winter meals.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
chilling time 1 hour
Total Time 15 minutes
Course Salad
Cuisine Mediterranean
Servings 4 people
Calories 294 kcal
Ingredients
- 0.5 cabbage
- 4 small blood oranges
- 0.5 cup kalamata olives
- 1 shallot you can use white onion too
- 1 pomegranate
- 5 tbsps olive oil
- 5 tbsps white balsamic vinegar
- salt to taste
Instructions
-
Boil the cabbage for 5 minutes, don’t over cook it because you don’t want it to get soggy. Put it aside to cool after you have drained the water.
-
Peel and slice 3 out of the 4 oranges in desired shapes. Peel and slice the shallot, place shallot in cold water to avoid the smell and tears.
-
Cut the pomegranate, clean the pomegranate seeds and put them aside.
-
Once the cabbage is cool to the touch, you can chop it and arrange in a serving platter. Add oranges on top. At this point you can chill for about 30-60 minutes before meal time.
-
Once you’re ready to serve the food, then add olives and finely chopped shallot. Garnish with pomegranate seeds on top to create a colorful platter.
Dressing
-
Squeeze one blood orange. Add olive oil and white balsamic vinegar. Blend or mix with a spoon. Shake well before serving as oil will separate when dressing stands for a while. Pour on the platter or over individual servings!
-
Alternative dressing – just use olive oil and vinegar, this salad is delicious on its own.
-
Add salt as desired on the salad!! I’ve noticed that i add a bit more salt to this type of salad then any other ones, it really enhances the citrus flavor.
Notes
- I often use leftover cabbage after making stuffed cabbage in order to make this salad. Since you can’t control how much cabbage you’ll have leftover, adjust oranges and dressing accordingly.
Nutrition Label
Nutrition Facts
Cabbage, Orange Winter Salad
Amount Per Serving
Calories 294
Calories from Fat 189
% Daily Value*
Fat 21g32%
Saturated Fat 3g19%
Monounsaturated Fat 15g
Sodium 291mg13%
Potassium 433mg12%
Carbohydrates 26g9%
Fiber 7g29%
Sugar 18g20%
Protein 3g6%
Vitamin A 207IU4%
Vitamin C 56mg68%
Calcium 74mg7%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Nutrition
Calories: 294kcalCarbohydrates: 26gProtein: 3gFat: 21gSaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 15gSodium: 291mgPotassium: 433mgFiber: 7gSugar: 18gVitamin A: 207IUVitamin C: 56mgCalcium: 74mgIron: 1mg
Keyword Cabbage Orange Salad, Cabbage Salad, Mediterranean Salad
If you would like to save this recipe for later, please pin any images from this post to your boards Pinterest. Thank you:)
More Cabbage Recipes
I love cabbage recipes and often cook with cabbage in winter time. Here are some additional cabbage recipes for you:
Reader Interactions
This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.
