Kohlrabi cabbage apple slaw

We're down to two heads of purple kohlrabi and a head of green cabbage, basically. Plus a couple other odds and ends I'm sure we'll use up on Wednesday. We made a really tasty slaw, that I totally recommend, even if you're not trying to use up CSA veggies. I could see this being really tasty as a side to a picnic, or if you were grilling, or pretty much any time. We put a piece of chicken on top, which kind of rounded it into a full meal.

Don't skip the garnishes. The nuts add a really nice texture, and the cheese is sort of surprising, but delicious. I suspect the dressing here is pretty flexible, since you're mostly relying on the veggies for their flavor.






Kohlrabi-cabbage slaw
2 heads kohlrabi, matchsticked
1/2 head green cabbage, sliced*
1/2 apple, matchsticked
~2tbs garlic scapes, chopped
~1/4C total of fresh sage, mint, and tarragon, chopped
~1/2C pistacchios, chopped
Ground sumac
Olive oil
Pecorino cheese (or parmesan)

Orange ginger honey dressing
~1 tsp orange zest
juice of half an orange
~1tsp zested ginger
~1tsp honey
pinch of salt
a few glugs of oil

*We absolutely could have and should have used the entire head of cabbage.

First off, broil the cabbage. That'll take away a little of that brassica bite, bring out some of the natural sugars, and put a little browning on the edges of the leaves. Highly recommend. Do not skip this step. Chop the cabbage into nice long strips, then toss with a glug of olive oil, sprinkle with a little kosher salt, and broil. After about 5min, give it a good toss and return to the broiler. It should be done in another few minutes.

To matchstick the kohlrabi, first peal off the outer layer. Then make very thin slices of the rounds, before stacking them and slicing into lengths. Do the same thing with the apple.

We gave the kohlrabi a quick saute in a wok with the garlic scapes, but that wasn't necessary. Skip this step if you want. It softened it up a little, but we didn't spend too much time on it.

In the bottom of a big bowl, combine your dressing ingredients and whip with a fork. We recommend keeping a chunk of ginger in the freezer; then you can use a microplane to grate it into stuff super easily. Best life hack evar.

Combine the cabbage, kohlrabi, apple, and herbs together in said bowl. Toss everything around, and sprinkle a little sumac on top.




Serve the salad, and top with ground pistachios. This would also work with any other sort of chopped nuts, from hazelnuts to walnuts to peanuts. But as I said, don't skip them. The texture is awesome. Use a vegetable grater to garnish your salad with some pecorino cheese. Delicious and unexpected and salty and awesome.