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Low Carb Middle Eastern Cabbage Salad

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This delicious salad is so quick and easy to throw together! The salad combines thinly shredded cabbage with fresh herbs, spices, and a simple lemon garlic dressing. While many salads need to be consumed right after preparation so they don’t get soggy, this salad holds up excellently the next day and can be made in advance. Top the salad with some beef, chicken, or lamb, or just enjoy on its own!

Net Carbs

7.4 g
Fiber

4.9 g
Total Carbs

12.3 g
Protein

3.5 g
Fats

13.2 g

169 cals

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Green Cabbage

6 cup, chopped
Carrots

½ cup, grated
Parsley Raw

¼ cup
Green Onions

2 tablespoon
Pistachio Nuts

3 tablespoon
Spices Cumin Seed

¼ tsp
Paprika

½ tsp
Salt

½ teaspoon
Garlic Raw

1 clove
Olive Oil

3 tablespoon
Lemon

½ fruit

Step 1

Cut the cabbage into quarters and cut out the core. Slice each quarter very thinly. Add the cabbage to a large mixing bowl.
Step 2

Grate the carrot on a box grater or with the grater attachment of a food processor. Chop a scallion and a handful of fresh parsley. Add vegetables to the bowl.
Step 3

Grate a garlic clove with a microplane or other small grater. Roughly chop the pistachios. Zest a lemon and add the zest, pistachios and grated garlic to the bowl.
Step 4

Add the paprika, cumin, salt, lemon juice and olive oil to the bowl.
Step 5

Mix the salad with your hands, gently massaging all of the ingredients as you go.
Step 6

Dig in and enjoy the salad on its own, or top with chicken, beef, or lamb!

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Comments 30

iamglenda 5 months ago

Looks yummy! Wonder about just using bagged coleslaw mix

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ceramicrat13 6 months ago

Add ground sumac and it’ll slay

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ChicharroneBandit a year ago

It’s delicious. It’s more delicious with cilantro then parsley. Salting it properly is important. It tastes even better if you let it sit for a bit before you eat it, even up to a day ahead.

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FavorableAvocado737456 2 years ago

After reading all the reviews I was a bit apprehensive, but I must say, it's my favourite salad now 😋

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SpectacularRadish209551 3 years ago

Added bacon to it, lovely!

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PropitiousArugula395292 3 years ago

What is switch selektor? For example 1/4 or 3/8 or whatever?

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2rozy 3 years ago

This is a very tasty dish. I made another serving for tomorrow since it’s Christmas Eve and I know I’ll be tempted if not prepared!

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- BetterMe59 a year ago
  
  You can change the number of servings in the serves box. I deleted 4 and entered 2 the the ingredient quantities were adjusted for 2
  
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StupendousAvocado114471 3 years ago

I m new here...so I am to have 1 serving, yet these ingredients are for 4 servings?...so m I to only prepare 1/4...so my salad serve will only have less than 1 spoon of pistachio??

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- LavenderBlueDilly 3 years ago
  
  Or, make up the recipe as is and portion it out for 4 servings. Eat one now and the other three over the next 3 days.
  
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- josie0695 3 years ago
  
  Yes, it can be tricky working with some of these recipes if you're the only one eating keto -- and more so if it's not something that stores well. For this particular recipe the notes at the top say this salad does do well the second day so you could make half of the recipe and enjoy it 2 days in a row. Welcome to keto! Hang in with it and you'll quickly get it figured out!
  
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FortuitousRadish766304 3 years ago

Bright and refreshing

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RemarkableKetone807796 4 years ago

Use cilantro instead of parsley for more flavor and the smoked paprika helped too

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StellarAvocado541409 4 years ago

Worst Keto meal so far. Totally bland and very boring.

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Doris57 4 years ago

Was very good since I made it for 2 I have the recipt and it seemed small.

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ExcellentKetone917628 4 years ago

So good!!! I used honey coated pistachios(low carb) and grilled chicken

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Laura 4 years ago

Can't wait to try looks n sounds yummy

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SameerS 4 years ago

Syrian here 👋🏼 We don’t normally add pistachio or nuts to this salad, but I’m going to try it with the pistachio to see how it tastes. For those who are saying the flavors in this recipe are lacking, try adding (1) dried mint and (2) sumac. Both can be found in Middle Eastern or international grocery stores (the sumac adds color and a tart zing, if you don’t have dried mint, try adding a few chopped mint leaves with the parsley). I would personally forego the smoked paprika, as I feel it doesn’t go well with salads. If you want some heat, you can add some chil pepper flakes. For those who think it can be more sour, try adding apple cider or red wine vinegar in lieu of, or in addition to, the lemon juice. Something that will also give it a sour-slightly sweet flavor is pomegranate molasses, if you’d like to add that to the dressing. I would mix the dressing separately, so all its ingredients are incorporated prior to pouring it over the veggies. I’m planning on mixing together: garlic, salt, 1/2 lemon juice 1/2 red wine vinegar, olive oil, cumin, dried mint, and sumac, then drizzling that over the salad and mixing. You have a proper Middle Eastern dressing there 👌🏼 To give some alternative recommendations to the veggies, you can forego the carrots and add radishes instead (or include both!). Or, you could add tomatoes and bell peppers, and even avocado if you’d like. The cabbage can be red or green. You could add green onion, or sliced/diced white onion if you don’t have green. The parsley gives it a distinct middle eastern flavor and is a common feature to our salads, but it doesn’t have to be a lot - a handful or 1/4 cup. When chopped up, a sprig might yield more than that. You could freeze the rest and use in dishes later (no need to thaw) or place it in an open Tupperware with paper towels (to absorb moisture) in the fridge for a couple days.

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- MarvellousRadish436175 a year ago
  
  Thank you soo much 💓 I'm definitely going to try your extra flavors 😋 in this salad 🥗
  
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- 2rozy 3 years ago
  
  Great suggestions
  
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- Breezy 3 years ago
  
  I love your authentic suggestions.this is a great salad and the additional ideas really give s good variety.thank you very much.
  
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- Sundara 3 years ago
  
  Thank you! I love authentic middle eastern food. Definitely going to incorporate your ingredients.
  
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- UnbelievableAvocado162311 4 years ago
  
  thanks for the insight, going to try your suggestions!
  
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JKG 4 years ago

This was fresh tasting but did not leave me full. This would be better as a side dish for me but at 7N carbs is a main dish. Now I’m looking around for what else to eat. If I make it again I will take it easy on the parsley as I’m not a huge fan of that particular flavor.

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- Tamken 3 years ago
  
  It is a side dish - eat it with protein 👍🏻
  
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- SuperAvocado647544 3 years ago
  
  Maybe add mayo to help with fullness...
  
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- Cyndc 3 years ago
  
  Perhaps add more nuts for satiation/fullness.
  
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Taylor 4 years ago

Had with dinner tonight. Maybe I'm crazy but this dish is extremely bland. Almost no flavor. What am I missing?

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- UpbeatArugula911191 4 years ago
  
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Anonymous 4 years ago

So good. I used chili pistachios and it was awesome. Love the flavor and tanginess of it.

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Low Carb Middle Eastern Cabbage Salad

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