Purple Cabbage Fig Salad with Warm Walnut Vinaigrette

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A healthy, crunchy salad that's made with purple cabbage, onions, figs, and oregano and tossed with a warm white balsamic walnut vinaigrette.

Purple cabbage has so many wonderful health benefits – it is low in calories and full of heart healthy fiber, vitamin C, antioxidants that protect the brain and memory.

1 Small purple cabbage 2 tsp Sea salt Black pepper 2 Onions, diced 2 tbsp Olive oil 1 tsp Dried oregano or marjoram 125 ml White balsamic 2 tbsp Honey 2 tbsp Walnut oil 4 Fresh figs Fresh oregano or marjoram for garnish

1. Cut the cabbage into quarters through the base. Cut the core out of each quarter. Rinse the cabbage and cut into the thin slices. Place the sliced cabbage in a large salad bowl. Add in 2 teaspoons of salt. Roughly squeeze and massage the sliced cabbage until wilted.
   
2. Peel and dice the onions. Heat a skillet with olive oil. Add in diced onions and cook, stirring occasionally, until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add in dried oregano and white balsamic . Bring the mixture to a boil. Turn the heat off and season with salt, black pepper and honey.
   
3. Pour the mixture into the purple cabbage together with walnut oil. Mix everything together. Leave it at aside for at least 2 hours. Cut the figs into wedges. Season the salad with more salt and pepper, if necessary. Fold in fig wedges. Garnish with fresh oregano, if desired.

http://schneiderchen.de | © 2013 | http://angiesrecipes.blogspot.com

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