2068. Date Dressing Cabbage Salad

It’s sweet, salty, lemony and everything you want in a dressing. Tossed with finely shaved cabbage and golden roasted pine nuts, you have yourself a pretty perfect salad that could be served elegantly to your guests at a dinner party or enjoyed straight from the bowl on your couch.

Ingredients: Serves 2-4

For the dressing:

8-10 firm pitted dates, finely sliced

1 small white onion, finely diced

1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil

Juice of 1 lemon or more to taste

A chunky knob of parmesan, finely grated

Salt, to taste

For the salad:

Half a head of cabbage finely chopped or shaved with a mandoline

Half a cup pine nuts, toasted in a pan until golden.

Method:

Start with the dressing. Add dates and onion to a large mixing bowl. Pour in the olive oil and lemon juice, then stir through the parmesan and a good pinch of salt and give everything a really good mix, letting the dates and shallots soften slightly in the acid and oil. Taste and adjust, you want it sweet, sharp and salty all at once. Set aside while you prep the rest.

Throw the cabbage straight into the bowl with the dressing and toss well so every strand gets coated. Have a taste and add any more of what you think is needed. Scatter the cooled pine nuts over the top last so they stay crunchy, then serve straight away.

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