The Cabbage Salad with Caramelized Pears is truly a simple recipe to make, super tasty, and beautiful to serve. This is the best time for all cruciferous vegetables, and since they are a boon for our health, we should eat as much as we can. Eating this food raw allows us to assimilate all its organoleptic properties, without risking losing any as happens with cooking. The combination with caramelized pears and pecorino makes it truly irresistible. Try it right away because it could be a beautiful idea to bring to the table as a side dish during the Christmas holidays. Its freshness makes it suitable to pair with any type of dish.
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- Cost: Economical
- Preparation time: 15 Minutes
- Portions: 3 people
- Cooking methods: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients
- 8.8 oz cabbage
- 1 medium-large Abate pear
- 2.1 oz Pecorino Romano
- 1.8 oz chopped hazelnuts
- 2 tsps brown sugar
- to taste extra virgin olive oil
- to taste salt and pepper
Tools
- 1 Skillet
- 1 Cutting board
- 1 Knife
- 1 Plate
How to Prepare Cabbage Salad with Caramelized Pears
After washing and drying the pear, cut it in half, remove the core and stem but leave the skin on (in this case, I recommend pears from organic farming). Cut it into slices no thicker than half an inch, as they need to be thin.
Put just a drizzle of oil in a non-stick skillet, add the pear slices, and salt them.
Sauté them in the skillet, keeping the heat medium-high, and as soon as they soften, sprinkle with brown sugar. Continue cooking for just one or two minutes, enough time to caramelize them. Turn off the heat and let them cool.
Meanwhile, slice the cabbage into strips, wash it, and dry it thoroughly with a cloth. Avoid leaving it damp, as it would spoil the final result of the recipe.
Place the cabbage on the serving plate, season it with a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil, salt, and mix. Crush the hazelnuts coarsely with the bottom of a glass.
Now that all the ingredients are ready, you just need to assemble the salad. Place the caramelized pears over the cabbage, sprinkle with Pecorino Romano flakes, season with freshly ground pepper, and finish with chopped hazelnuts.
Serve your Cabbage Salad with Caramelized Pears immediately, and if you like, you can enrich it with lemon juice or balsamic vinegar.
Tips and Storage
The cabbage and apple salad can be kept in the refrigerator for at least a day in an airtight container, but it will definitely lose in texture.
Instead, I can advise you, to optimize time, to prepare all the ingredients, put them in the refrigerator, and assemble them at the last moment.
If you don’t like hazelnuts or pears, you can always replace them with apples and perhaps with sliced almonds.
