Sweet and Sour Slaw
Nigella Lawson's gorgeous slaw recipe makes for a deliciously zingy and colourful side. Enjoy over the summer with barbecued meats or as part of a picnic.
From the book
Simply Nigella: Feel Good Food
125 recipes to celebrate the joy of homecooking
Delicious dishes from Nigella's hit BBC TV series
Quick and easy dinners for busy weeknights
Introduction
Here is an exercise in chopping meditation for you! There is much to slice, but you end up with a bright tangle of slaw that feeds a crowd and has enough zing in it to bring a table of cold cuts to life.
Ingredients
| 1 | red cabbage (approx. 800g), halved |
| 4 fat or 6 skinny | spring onions, trimmed |
| 2 | red peppers, membranes and seeds removed |
| 1 | yellow pepper, membranes and seeds removed |
| 1 | orange pepper, membranes and seeds removed |
| 1 | red chilli, seeds removed |
| large bunch (approx. 100g) | fresh coriander |
| 250ml | pineapple juice, from a carton |
| 2 | limes, preferably unwaxed |
| 1 ½ x 15ml tbsp | sea salt flakes, or to taste |
| 2 tsp | toasted sesame oil |
| 2 tsp | maple syrup |
Method
1. Shred the cabbage thinly and put into the largest bowl you have. It may be easier to use a huge saucepan as you need to toss all the ingredients together later, and even my largest mixing bowl isn’t big enough.
2. Slice the spring onions into batons and then cut each baton into thin slices lengthways, so that you, again, have shreds. Add to the cabbage.
3. Cut the peppers into very thin slices. Add to the cabbage and spring onions.
4. Finely chop the red chilli, and do the same with the coriander – stalks and leaves. Add the chilli and all but a tablespoon of the chopped coriander to the cabbage bowl.
5. In a bowl or measuring jug, mix together the pineapple juice, the zest and juice of 1 lime and the juice of half of the second. Sprinkle in the salt, add the sesame oil and maple syrup, and whisk together before pouring over the prepared vegetables. Toss to mix, then leave to stand for at least 15 minutes, and up to 2 hours, before serving. Sprinkle the reserved tablespoonful of chopped coriander over the finished slaw.
STORE NOTE: Refrigerate leftovers in a covered container straightaway. It will keep in fridge for up to 3 days, though the vegetables will soften as they stand.
