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Red cabbage salad garnished with apple and walnuts in a bowl.
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5 from 1 vote

Red Cabbage Salad with Apples, Lingonberry and Walnuts

Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time13 minutes
Total Time33 minutes
Course: Main Dish
Cuisine: American
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 184kcal

Ingredients

Dressing

  • 3 Tbsps lingonberry preserves or substitute cranberry preserves (Divided 2 =
  • 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
  • 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
  • ½ cup vegetable oil

Salad

  • 5 cups shredded red cabbage
  • 2 Granny Smith apples peeled, cored and finely diced
  • ½ cup walnut halves
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon pepper

Instructions

  • Toast walnut halves in a dry skillet over medium high heat until they start to darken and you can smell them. Stir periodically and watch carefully so they don't burn. This can take 10-13 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to cool.
  • Shred cabbage with a mandolin or food processor as you would for cole slaw.
  • Put 1 tablespoon of the lingonberry preserves, the mustard and red wine vinegar in a blender. Blend. Then add oil slowly in a stream, with the blender running. Add salt and pepper.
  • Reserve a couple of Tbsps of apple and walnuts for final garnish. Mix the cabbage and the remainder of the apples and walnuts. Stir in dressing. Top with reserved apple and walnuts.

Notes

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Nutrition

Calories: 184kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Sodium: 65mg | Potassium: 26mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 6g