Creamy Cabbage Salad

Total time: 10 minutes
     I always think of cabbage salad as summer picnic food.  I am trying to expand my horizons.  Plus, when eating seasonally, there are not a lot of salad choices in winter.  This is a simple, yogurt-based dressing rather than the usual mayonnaise base.  The carrot is optional, but I love the color!

 Ingredients:

• 2 cups shredded cabbage, 140gr,  5oz
• 1 carrot, 60gr,  2.2oz
• 1/2 tsp paprika
• Creamy Yogurt Dressing

 Instructions:

• Shred cabbage: cut a slice off of the head, lay the slice cut side down, cut into 4ths, then, cutting across, slice very finely: 1/16" - 1/8" (.3cm).  Do not use the core of the cabbage - you'll recognize it when you see it.  
• Slice the carrot into paper thin strips using the vegetable peeler. 
• Put cabbage and carrot into a large bowl.  Add half of the dressing and toss well to combine.  Add more dressing according to taste and the amount of cabbage. 
• Sprinkle with paprika and serve.

Creamy Yogurt Dressing

• 1/3 cup Greek yogurt (3.5z, 100ml), 100gr,  3.5oz
• 2 tsp Dijon-style mustard, 10gr,  .35oz
• 1 tbs white Balsamic Vinegar, 16gr,  .6oz
• 1 tsp dried Herbes de Provence
• 1 tbs fresh, snipped chives or 1 tsp dried
• 2 tbs good olive oil, 27gr,  10oz

 

• Snip tarragon and chives with scissors.  In small bowl whisk yogurt, mustard and vinegar.  Add oil, a bit at a time and whisk well.  Add herbs.  This will keep a week.

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Nutrition Information              Salad with Dressing              Info is for entire recipe Calories:   531 Total Carbohydrates:   18.5           Dietary Fiber: 6 Total Fat: 37.5          Saturated Fat: 10 Cholesterol: 0 Protein: 6 Calcium: 254 Sodium:  261     '---' means I don't have the info

There are 169 calories and 14 carbs in the cabbage/carrot. 
The rest is in the dressing.  I didn't note serving size but, for me, it would be between 4 and 6 servings

Greek Yogurt used is 110 calories, 3.5 carbs per 100gr
It can very between brands and fat content of milk used.

General Technical Details and Disclaimer:

Measurements are actual measurements used for calculation. If there are no values the nutritional numbers were simply too small.

I try to be accurate, but I do not guarantee it.  I use 'grams' as the unit of weight; with an approximate conversion to ounces.

My information comes from my own digital, computerized scale and the USDA Nutrient Data Library: http://ndb.nal.usda.gov/