{"id":687,"date":"2011-04-11T05:43:13","date_gmt":"2011-04-11T05:43:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/?p=687"},"modified":"2011-04-11T05:50:49","modified_gmt":"2011-04-11T05:50:49","slug":"simple-early-lettuce-salad-in-purple-cabbage-bowl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/simple-early-lettuce-salad-in-purple-cabbage-bowl\/","title":{"rendered":"Simple Early Lettuce Salad in Purple Cabbage Bowl"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/081.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-688\" title=\"Fresh Young Lettuce Salad in Red Cabbage Bowl\" src=\"http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/081-580x435.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/081-580x435.jpg 580w, http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/081-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/081.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a>Our family loves fresh salads. We also love variety and don&#8217;t want the same side dishes and salads each week.\u00a0 We were recently able to find very young varieties of lettuce at our local big-box store.<\/p>\n<p>Combine the rich colors of the lettuce with the vibrant Purple Cabbage and it is a winning dish before you ever take a bite.<\/p>\n<h2>Ingredients<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>1\/2 Head &#8211; Large Purple Cabbage<\/li>\n<li>3 Small Heads\/Plants &#8211; Fresh Early Lettuce, in the variations that you like.<\/li>\n<li>4 &#8211; Roma Tomatoes<\/li>\n<li>1 Cup &#8211;\u00a0 Green or Black Salad Olives<\/li>\n<li>1 Cup &#8211; Olive Oil based Salad Dressing.\u00a0 See Recipe for Italian Salad Dressing.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Preparation<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Carefully cut the stem and connecting growth from the Red Cabbage a few layers deep.\u00a0 This will make a cone-shaped void in the cabbage.<\/li>\n<li>Carefully remove one layer of Purple Cabbage at a time, until the desired number of &#8220;bowls&#8221; are peeled-away.<\/li>\n<li>Plate the Purple Cabbage bowls and add the remaining ingredients.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Serves 8 adults and a bunch of carnivorous grandkids.\u00a0 They&#8217;ll eat salads too if it is fun!<\/h2>\n<p>The Salad Spinner, one of the most often used kitchen gadgets in our kitchen.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/025.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-690\" title=\"Fresh Salad Leaves\" src=\"http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/025-580x435.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/025-580x435.jpg 580w, http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/025-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/025.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As a variation on this salad, you could line your wooden salad bowls with the Purple Cabbage to give it a slightly different presentation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/052.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-692\" title=\"Red Cabbage Salad in Wooden Bowls\" src=\"http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/052-580x435.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/052-580x435.jpg 580w, http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/052-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/52sundaydinners.com\/recipes\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/052.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our family loves fresh salads. We also love variety and don&#8217;t want the same side dishes and salads each week.\u00a0 We were recently able to find very young varieties of lettuce at our local big-box store. 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