Cabbage, apple and carrot salad (Salata od kupusa, jabuke i sargarepe)

Cabbage, apple and carrot salad is simple and refreshing, which is prepared quickly and easily. Slightly sour and juicy, it goes well with various roasted and stewed dishes.

Tags: salads, anticellulite meal plan, for diabetics and insulin resistance, heart health & LDL, for policemen, for firefighters, bring to work.

Preparation time: 25 minutes.

Cooling time: 20 minutes.

Total time of preparation: 55 minutes.

Ingredients (for 4 servings):

• 300 g of white cabbage
• 2 medium carrots (150 g)
• 150 g of apple* (see note)
• 2 tablespoons of lemon juice (30 ml)
• 1 ⅓ tablespoon of olive oil (20 ml)
• ⅓ - ½ flat teaspoon of salt (2-3 g) s
• 2-3 tablespoons of fresh parsley leaf (finely chopped, 10 g)

Preparation:

1. Wash all vegetables. Clean and chop the cabbage into thin slices. Peel and coarsely grate the carrot.

2. Peel the apple and cut it into thin sticks or cubes. Immediately mix it with 1 tablespoon of lemon juice so that it does not darken.

3. Combine cabbage, carrot and apple in a large bowl.

4. Mix olive oil, 1 tablespoon of lemon juice, salt and parsley.

5. Mix everything well and leave it in the refrigerator for 20 minutes so that the cabbage softens a bit and the flavors combine.

Note about apples

• Granny Smith - the sourest and most crunchy.
• Golden delicious – sweeter, but still strong enough.
• Gala – slightly sweet and juicy.
• Jonagold – sweet and sour.

Note about bringing to the work 

It can be taken to work, but it is best to keep the dressing separate and add it right before eating.

Storage and shelf life

• Store the salad in a closed container in the refrigerator at a temperature of up to 4 °C.
• The best is freshly prepared, and it can be stored for 23 hours. After that, the apple begins to lose its freshness, and the cabbage softens.
• If preparing it in advance, it is best to keep the dressing separate and add it just before serving; this keeps the salad crunchier.

You can serve the cabbage, apple, and carrot salad with:

1. Roasted meat – pork, beef, or lamb.
2. Roasted sausage or fried sausages or grilled sausage.
3. Burgers and cevapi (Balkan-style grilled minced meat sausages)
4. Roast pork with potatoes.
5. Roast beef or braised beef.
6. Meat roulades.
7. Goulash and paprikash (stew)
8. Baked fish, especially fattier varieties.
9. Roast meat sandwiches.

Suggestion: 3 Anti-cellulite cabbage and cucumber salads

Salata od kupusa, jabuke i sargarepe je jednostavna i osvezavajuca koja se priprema brzo i lako. Blago kisela i socna, odlicno se slaze uz razlicita pecena i dinstana jela.

Oznake: salate, anticelulit jelovnik, za dijabeticare i insulinsku rezistenciju, zdravo srce i LDL, za mozak, za policajce, za vatrogasce, poneti na posao.

Vreme pripreme: 25 minuta.

Vreme hladjenja: 20 minuta.

Ukupno vreme pripreme: 55  minuta.

Sastojci (za 4 porcije):

• 300 g kupusa
• 2 srednje sargarepe (150 g)
• 150 g jabuke* (vidi napomenu)
• 2 kasike oka od limuna (30 ml)
• 1 ⅓ kašike maslinovog ulja (20 ml)
• ⅓ - ½ ravne kasicice soli (2-3 g) s
• 2-3 kašike svezeg lista persuna (sitno seckanog, 10 g)

Priprema: 

1. Oprati svo povrce. Kupus ocistiti i tanko iseckati. Sargarepu oljustiti i krupno izrendati. 

2. Jabuku oljustiti i iseci na tanke stapice ili kockice. Odmah je pomesati sa 1 kasikom soka od limuna da ne potamni.

3. U vecoj ciniji sjediniti kupus, sargarepu i jabuku. 

4. Pomesati maslinovo ulje, 1 kasiku soka od limuna, so i list persuna. 

5. Sve dobro promesati i ostaviti 20 minuta u frizider da kupus malo omeksa i da se ukusi sjedine.

Napomena za jabuke

• Greni Smit – najkiselija i najhrskavija.
• Zlatni Delises – sladja, ali i dalje dovoljno cvrsta.
• Gala – blago slatka i socna.
• Jonagold – slatko-kiselkasta.

Napomena za poneti na posao 

Moze da se ponese na posao, ali je najbolje da se preliv drzi odvojeno i doda neposredno pre jela.

Cuvanje i rok trajanja

• Salatu cuvati u zatvorenoj posudi u frizideru na temperaturi do 4 °C.
• Najbolja je sveze pripremljena, a moze se cuvati do 23 sata. Posle toga jabuka pocinje da gubi svezinu, a kupus postaje mekaniji.
• Ako je pravite unapred, najbolje je da preliv drzite odvojeno i dodate ga neposredno pre posluzivanja. Tada salata ostaje hrskavija.

Salatu od kupusa, jabuke i sargarepe mozete posluziti uz:

1. Peceno meso – svinjetinu, junetinu, jagnjetinu.
2. Pecenu kobasicu ili przenu kobasicu ili grilovanu kobasicu.
3. Pljeskavice i cevape.
4. Pecenu svinjetinu sa krompirom.
5. Pecenu junetinu ili dinstanu junetinu.
6. Mesne rolate.
7. Gulas i paprikas.
8. Pecenu ribu, posebno masniju ribu.
9. Sendvice sa pecenim mesom.

Predlog: 3 Anticelulit salate od kupusa i krastavca