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On Saint Patrick's Day Dinner - Part 2

3/17/2016

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cab·bage
ˈkabij/Submit
noun
a cultivated plant eaten as a vegetable, having thick green or purple leaves surrounding a spherical heart or head of young leaves.
the leaves of a head of cabbage, eaten as a vegetable
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First let me say Happy Saint Patrick's Day!

Last year on this day, I shared my non-traditional way of making corned beef, which you can find here if you are interested.  This year I thought I would share my non-traditional way of making the cabbage part of the dinner.

Now, I love cabbage. Not something most people want to admit, but it's true.  You can eat cabbage raw, cooked or pickled, have it as a side dish or as part of a main dish. It goes  with potatoes or pasta and you can put it in soup. Plus as we all know, it is good for you.

One of the ways I like it is as coleslaw and this is the cabbage part of my non-traditional Saint Patrick's Day dinner.

Now making coleslaw requires making a salad dressing. For many years I used a traditional recipe which involved mixing lots of things together like mayonnaise, ketchup, vinegar, etc.  There was a lot of measuring involved, something I don't like to have to do to much of while cooking. I prefer to kind of just eye it.  This is probably why I am not overly fond of baking. Anyway, it dawned on me that for the most part these were the ingredients used in making Thousand Island Dressing.  So, you guessed it -  I started using Thousand Island Dressing for my coleslaw.

So, here is a super simple way to make coleslaw.  First shred up some cabbage. You can use a mandolin (very sharp - be careful) or cut it up in strips with a knife.  Grate some carrots.  I use the big holes of a box grater but if you are making a lot you could use a food processor.  Chop up some scallions. Put it all in a bowl and add your favorite Thousand Island Dressing.  Mix it all up and let it sit for a little while.

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Now you can also add some chopped up peppers if you like. If you don't have scallions, you can use chives or onions, which I have done in a pinch. 

That's it, enjoy!

Have a fun day!
​Cynthia
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