I think it’s always a good idea to share a laugh with your friends, so I thought I would share this one with you.  If it doesn’t make you laugh, I will be so surprised.  Even if you have seen it before, you will enjoy it again.

 

My menus are starting to reflect the autumn season that is upon us.  I love this salad from With a Measure of Grace,  a favorite cookbook/book.  (You may remember their Blue Corn Flapjacks that I posted about earlier.  Have you tried those yet?)  While the salad isn’t really pink, it’s in the same color family:)  Do our  pinks become a deeper shade with the coming of colder weather?

Warm Red Cabbage Salad with Goat Cheese

1/4 cup canola oil
1 medium-sized head of red cabbage, sliced into thin shreds
2/3 cup chopped and lightly toasted hazelnuts or pine nuts
1/3 cup good quality balsamic vinegar
1 tablespoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
4 ounces fresh goat cheese (chevre)

In a medium-sized sauté pan, gently heat oil.  Add cabbage and 1/2 cup of the nuts.  Sauté until cabbage is wilted, stirring frequently.

Add balsamic vinegar, sugar and salt; cook for another minute, stirring well to coat the cabbage mixture.  Taste to make certain cabbage is tender enough and to adjust the seasonings.  Add more salt or vinegar if it needs brightening.

Transfer a portion of the cabbage to a salad plate and crumble an ounce of goat cheese over each salad.  Sprinkle with a teaspoon of additional chopped hazelnuts or pine nuts (not chopped).  Serve warm.

This is really good with pork.  It reminds me somewhat of the sweet and sour cabbage dish that I often serve with sauerbraten.

pink saturday

Thanks to Beverly for hosting Pink Saturday for all of us to enjoy.