Here's a delicious winter salad that was always a favorite when I was a child. Today, hydroponic farms give us crispy greens for salad year-round, but I recall salads made from the cabbage family in the winter because thats all we had. Especially delicious is a salad of shredded red cabbage. The secret is to shave it thinly with a mandoline, or, as my grandfather would do it, slowly with a thin sharp knife. As soon as the cabbage was cut, Nonna Rosa tossed it with a splash of wine vinegar, and the acidity of the vinegar kept the red brightness of the cabbage until it was ready to dress. Olive oil and vinegar, with salt and pepper, were the usual dressing, but sometimes she made a warm dressing, with some cubed ham or prosciutto crisped in olive oil with a bit of wine vinegar, brought to a boil, and tossed hot into the cut cabbage. Delicious.#LidiasRecipes #LidiasItaly #LidiasKitchen #LidiaBastianich #ItalianFood #25YearsofLidia #FromLidiasTableToYours #LidiasSoundtrack https://lidiasitaly.com/recipes/red-cabbage-salad-cubed-crispy-ham/Great with - https://youtu.be/0tQLWllwc9sBe sure to hit the Subscribe button so you don't miss any upcoming episodes!Follow Lidia!Official website: https://lidiasitaly.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LidiaBastianichTwitter: https://twitter.com/LidiaBastianichInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/lidiabastianich
