Orange-marinated cabbage with honey, the perfect side dish for your holiday menu. Great for a meat or fish menu, the marinated cabbage is tender and light, digestible, and flavorful with fresh orange juice, vinegar, and a bit of honey that makes it truly fabulous. Just prepare it a few hours in advance, even the night before, to serve it well-marinated and flavorful. Eating raw cabbage allows you to preserve all the properties of this winter vegetable, and unlike the cooked version, it is more digestible, left to soak with all its seasoning. Just give it a good stir now and then, so the marination occurs evenly over time. If you’re in a hurry, you can season it the same way without letting it marinate; it will be delicious anyway, a fresh cabbage salad that can be enriched with apple, walnuts, and orange slices.
- Difficulty: Very Easy
- Cost: Very Cheap
- Rest time: 2 Hours
- Preparation time: 5 Minutes
- Portions: 4
- Cooking methods: No Cooking
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Fall, Winter
Ingredients for Orange-Marinated Cabbage
- 1/2 cabbage
- 2 orange juice
- 1/2 tsp honey
- to taste salt
- to taste apple cider vinegar
- to taste olive oil
- to taste black pepper
- to taste dried oregano
Tools for Preparing Orange-Marinated Cabbage
- 1 Cutting Board
- 1 Knife
- 1 Bowl
- 1 Colander
- 1 Citrus Juicer
- 1 Teaspoon
- 2 Spoons
Steps for Preparing Orange-Marinated Cabbage
Remove the old leaves from the cabbage. Cut it in half and then in half again, and start slicing it thinly on a cutting board with a large sharp knife.
Wash the cabbage in a colander, drain it well, and place it in a large bowl.
Prepare the orange juice with a citrus juicer, I used a couple for a big quarter of cabbage, so adjust a bit based on the quantity if you need to use a little more.
Season the cabbage with all the orange juice, add salt, oil, vinegar, pepper, oregano, and give it a good stir. Also, add a bit of honey that gives a great taste and stir again.
Give it a good stir every now and then and let it marinate for a few hours, so our cabbage salad will be delicious, but it’s also great to eat right away.
Drain the marination liquid before serving after a few hours of resting.
If there’s any left, it can be stored in the fridge. It can be prepared a day in advance.
