Red Cabbage Salad with Blue Cheese and Walnuts from Molly MacRae

 

Here are the colors of fall brought together in a salad. Made with red cabbage, think of this as coleslaw’s fun cousin kicking up her red heels. A wholesome, healthy cousin, too. One cup of raw red cabbage gives you 28% of your daily value of vitamin K, 56% of Vitamin C, and 4% of folate—that’s in addition to a slew of other vitamins and minerals, a good dose of fiber, flavonoids, and anthocyanins. Is it tasty, too? Yep. It’s absolutely delicious.

 Red Cabbage Salad with Blue Cheese and Walnuts

Ingredients for salad

1 cup walnut pieces, lightly toasted in a dry, heavy skillet (3 to 4 minutes)

1 cup corn kernels (fresh from an ear or frozen

1 small head red cabbage, cut into 4 to 6 wedges, then into thin slices (5 to 6 cups)

2 medium radishes, cut into thin rounds, then into slivers

1 cup seedless red grapes, cut in half

½ medium red onion, cut into thin slices, then half moons

3/4 cup crumbled blue cheese (about 6 oz.), divided (use 1/2 cup in the salad)

 

Ingredients for dressing

1/2 cup olive oil

3 tablespoons cider vinegar

Remaining 1/4 cup blue cheese

1/2 teaspoon salt

Black pepper, to taste

 

Directions

Add all the salad ingredients, prepared as directed in the ingredients list, to a large bowl. Toss to combine. Mix the dressing ingredients thoroughly, either with a whisk or in a blender. Dress the salad or serve it on the side.

Apparently I didn't take any pictures of the actual preparation, but I feel sure you all know how to slice and mix. Instead, here are more pictures of the beautiful ingredients and the final product.  

Happy eating and reading!

 

The Boston Globe says Molly MacRae writes “murder with a dose of drollery.” She’s the author of the award-winning, national bestselling Haunted Yarn Shop Mysteries and the Highland Bookshop Mysteries. As Margaret Welch, she writes books for Annie’s Fiction. Her short stories have appeared in Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine and she’s a winner of the Sherwood Anderson Award for Short Fiction. Visit Molly on Facebook and Pinterest and connect with her on X or Instagram.