Cabbage- (Brassica)
Cabbage comes in red or green shades with tightly layered leaves
Cabbage can be served raw in salads or slaw, boiled, braised, stewed, steamed, stir fry, or stuffed. It is a very versatile vegetable.
Red cabbage (see photo below)
Green Cabbage (see photo above)
Chinese cabbage- This more delicate cabbage needs less cooking time can be grilled or used in salads
Savoy cabbage- The “pretty” cabbage with crinkly textured leaves, also nice to use as an edible garnish on you dishes.
Store your cabbage in the refrigerator in a lightly sealed plastic bag for 1-2 weeks. If the cabbage is already sliced it will last in the refrigerator for 5-6 days. For longer storage, cabbage does well in a root cellar (aka fancy name for a cool, dark place… Jess uses a plastic crate in her basement.)
Vitamin C, K, B6 and folate
Sauerkraut is a fast an easy way to use cabbage and keep it tasty for even longer! (Well, the prep is easy, but it takes about a week or so before it gets good). 
Jess made this sauerkraut with crabapples and caraway, it was pretty great!
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! I gave Alton Brown’s Colcannon a shot tonight, it was quite good! What’s there not to like about mashed potatoes and cabbage sautéed and deglazed with Irish whisky! Not to mention, drizzled with browned butter? Good stuff!
I loved this combo of the Winter CSA citrus, storage carrots and cabbage. Hope you like it too, along with the bonus recipes in this Sunday Dinner post(I loved the maple grapefruit combo so much, I went a little crazy). A little dijon mustard goes a long way in putting this vinaigrette over the top.
If you have some cabbage and winter squash in need of some loving, this is a good start! The combination of squash and cabbage is great with the zip of ginger. The sweetness of a caramelized onion adds to the mix. I’m not convinced of the sesame’s role, (this one remains on the drawing board) but we are on our way!
