Gallina’s Red Cabbage
& Pomegranate Salad
“I’d like to share the recipes my family and I have preserved for years. Why not make our lives brighter and tastier?”
— Gallina Delyatitskaya
95, JDC client and community volunter in Mykolaiv, Ukraine
Ingredients for Red Cabbage and Pomegranate Salad
Salad
- 1 medium head of red cabbage
- 1 tart green apple
- ¼ cup dried cranberries
- ¼ cup pomegranate seeds
- ¼ cup pine nuts or walnuts
- ¼cup sunflower microgreens (optional)
Dressing
- 2 cups (400 g) sugar
- 2 vanilla bean pods, split
- lengthwise and seeds
- scraped (pod reserved)
Instructions for Red Cabbage and Pomegranate Salad
- To prepare the dressing, mix all the ingredients together and bring to a boil. Let it simmer on low heat for 10 minutes, until some of the water evaporates and the dressing thickens. Let it cool.
- Meanwhile, peel the apple, and chop it and the cabbage. Add the other ingredients and toss to mix. Add the dressing, and let the salad sit for 30 minutes before serving.