Ingredient Spotlight: Cabbage (and 8 Cabbage Recipes)
March 11, 2021
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Cabbage doesn’t necessarily have the best rep in the food world. This leafy vegetable may be pungent when cooked or fermented or may call to mind those bitter red bits sprinkled into your bagged salad mix from the grocery store. Economical and nutritious as it is, cabbage can be something of an afterthought. But, like Brussels sprouts before it, it’s time that cabbage gets its moment in the spotlight.
Different kinds of cabbage
Though different types of cabbage can be used interchangeably in some recipes, the first step in your cabbage education should be learning to tell them apart. A member of the Brassica family — along with fan favorites like Brussels sprouts, cauliflower and broccoli — there’s more to cabbage than red and green.