Red cabbage salad

Name: Red cabbage salad
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1/2 Head Red cabbage (about 1,2 kg); 3 Shallots; 75 g streaky smoked bacon; 3-4 Tbsp Oil; 1 TABLESPOON dried marjoram; 2 TABLESPOONS Sugar; 150 ml white balsamic vinegar; 7-10 Tbsp Salt; 7-10 Tbsp freshly ground black pepper; 2 Figs (about 100 g each); 7-10 Tbsp Marjoram

AUTHOR
Bill Macdonald

DIFFICULTY
very easy

RATING

COOK TIME
30 mins

TOTAL TIME
30 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 4

1/2 Head Red cabbage (about 1,2 kg)
3 Shallots
75 g streaky smoked bacon
3-4 Tbsp Oil
1 TABLESPOON dried marjoram
2 TABLESPOONS Sugar
150 ml white balsamic vinegar
7-10 Tbsp Salt
7-10 Tbsp freshly ground black pepper
2 Figs (about 100 g each)
7-10 Tbsp Marjoram

Directions

1
Clean the red cabbage (remove the outer leaves and cut out the stalk) and wash. Then cut into fine strips. Place in a large bowl and knead vigorously with your hands. Peel and finely dice the shallots. Finely dice the bacon, leave out in a pan, remove and put aside.
2
Add oil to the pan, heat, add shallots and fry until translucent. Add marjoram and sauté briefly. Sprinkle with sugar, caramelise slightly and deglaze with vinegar while stirring. Bring to the boil and season to taste with salt and pepper. Pour vinaigrette over the red cabbage. Wash the figs and cut into slices. Carefully mix into the red cabbage. Let the salad stand for about 2 hours. Sprinkle with bacon and garnish with marjoram as desired on a plate.
3
Pour vinaigrette over the red cabbage. Wash the figs and cut into slices. Carefully mix into the red cabbage. Let the salad stand for about 2 hours. Sprinkle with bacon and garnish with marjoram as desired on a plate. Tastes good with farmhouse bread
4
waiting time approx. 2 hours