Cabbage salad
White cabbage finely shredded, kneaded with salt, caraway and vinegar — keeps for days in the fridge.
- Time
- 25 min
- Effort:
- easy
- Season
- autumn, winter
- vegetarian
- vegan
- budget
- batch-cook

Ingredients for 6 portions
½white cabbage
1carrots
1onions
4 tbspvinegar
4 tbsprapeseed oil
1 tspcaraway seeds
1 tbspsugar
to tastesalt
to tastepepper
The ingredients land on the shopping list as soon as the dish is in the week.
Possible allergens
Derived from the ingredients as they are typically composed.
- Sulphites
Please check allergens and intolerances yourself — on the packaging, at the bakery, at the butcher's. Recipes change, and a list like this cannot take responsibility for that.
Ready-made instead of homemade
This is what goes on the shopping list when you switch the side to “ready-made” in the week — ready in 5 min.
2 pack(s)coleslaw (chilled)
Nutrition and ingredients then refer to the bought product.
Nutrition per portion
Estimates computed from the ingredient list — with 6 portions per recipe.
| Energy | 122 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 2 g |
| Fat | 7 g |
| Carbohydrates | 9.8 g |
| of which sugar | 9.7 g |
| Fibre | 4.3 g |
| Salt | 0 g |
Not counted because listed without a quantity: salt, pepper.
Computed with raw ingredients as bought. Cooking losses, peel, trimmings and what stays on the plate are not accounted for. Own dishes and ingredients “to taste” have no values.
Source: Max Rubner-Institut (2025), Bundeslebensmittelschlüssel (BLS) version 4.0, CC BY 4.0. The mapping of ingredients to BLS foods and the piece weights are the operator's own.
Estimates, not lab values — not a basis for medically prescribed meal plans.
Method
- 1
Quarter the cabbage, remove the core, shred very finely, grate the carrot, finely dice the onion.
- 2
Knead the cabbage hard with salt and sugar for 5 minutes until it softens and releases juice.
- 3
Stir in the vinegar, oil, caraway and pepper, leave for at least 1 hour.