Spicy Red Cabbage Salad

Ingredients

  • 1/2 red cabbage, shredded

  • 1 large carrot, grated

  • 1 cup shredded spinach, rocket, beetroot leaves or whatever you have in the garden.

  • 1 cup of lettuce, shredded

  • 1 handful of coriander and Vietnamese coriander (also known as Vietnamese mint)

  • 1 apple, chopped and cored, skin on

  • 1 tablespoon unsalted, roasted  nuts, crushed

  • 2 teaspoons garden mint

  • Handful of chives, snipped

  • 1 chopped, deseeded fresh chilli (optional)

Dressing

Mix together:

  • Juice of one lemon

  • Equal portion of salad cream to match lemon juice

  • 1 teaspoon of redcurrant or crabapple jelly

  • 2 teaspoons, sweet chilli sauce.

Mix all salad ingredients, add apple just before serving.

Add mixed dressing, crushed nuts.

Serve with sour dough and brie cheese.

Geraldine Perriam