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Lebanese malfouf salad in white bowl served with lemon wedges and topped with fresh mint

Malfouf Salad (Lebanese Cabbage Salad)

Robyn
Malfouf salad is a crunchy and refreshing Lebanese cabbage salad with fresh herbs. It is a simple and delicious summer salad, a perfect side to grilled meats and falafel
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Course mezze, Side Dish
Cuisine Lebanese
Servings 8 people
Calories 66 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 500g (18oz) White cabbage ½ large cabbage or ¼ very large cabbage
  • ½ teaspoon sea salt
  • 2 spring onions (green onions) finely sliced
  • 1 clove garlic minced
  • ¼ bunch (¼c) fresh parsley finely chopped
  • ¼ bunch (¼c) fresh mint finely chopped
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 3 tablespoons lemon juice (from half a large lemon)

Instructions
 

  • Shred the cabbage and place in a large mixing bowl.
  • Add the salt, chopped spring onions, minced garlic, fresh parsley and fresh mint.
  • Pour the olive oil and lemon juice over the cabbage and herbs.
  • Mix well to combine.
  • Serve straight away or leave for 15 minutes to allow the flavours to develop.

Notes

Cabbage – white cabbage is more traditionally used in this cabbage salad, but you can also use colourful red cabbage, crinkly savoy cabbage, or Dutch cabbage. Shredding the cabbage – you can do this by hand using a large sharp knife, or shred it using a food processor.
Garlic – fresh garlic.
Spring onions – scallions, or you can use half a red onion, finely sliced.
Parsley – fresh flat leaf parsley.
Mint – I love the taste and freshness of fresh mint, but you can substitute with dried mint. Use 1-2 teaspoons of dried mint in this slaw.
Olive oil – use the best quality olive oil you can, not strong tasting.
Lemon juice – I use freshly squeezed lemon juice, but if you don’t have any use white wine vinegar.
This cabbage salad will keep for up to 3 days in the fridge.
You can use a bagged coleslaw mix if you don’t want to slice the cabbage.

Nutrition

Calories: 66kcalCarbohydrates: 5gProtein: 1gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gSodium: 159mgPotassium: 140mgFiber: 2gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 309IUVitamin C: 29mgCalcium: 34mgIron: 1mg
Keyword cabbage salad, Lebanese salad, slaw no mayo

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