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Lahanosalata (Cabbage salad) with Pomegranate – The best salad I have ever eaten!!

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Lahanosalata, is a festive, creamy Coleslaw salad, made with cabbage, celery, onion, pomegranate, nuts and raisins and dressed with a delicious mayonnaise salad dressing.

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We will be going to Switzerland and France, for a week to visit our son and hope to visit your blogs as soon as we come back.

 

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I am leaving you with the best ever salad I have ever eaten. Sweet, sour, tangy, creamy and crunchy, this is the ultimate salad. So many tastes and textures, I am sure you will love it.

I have been making this salad for years now but I don’t make it very often because it is a bit time consuming, if chopping all the vegetables by hand.  If you have a salad shredder, it is ready in no time!

I make this salad on special occasions and I made it last week when I had some guests.

Believe me they couldn’t stop eating it and I regret I made it because they ate so much that they couldn’t eat all the other things I had made.

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If you think it makes a lot, you are right, but don’t worry. It’s never a lot and leftovers are better the other day and the day after, and the day after that as well. You can eat it for 3 or 4 days and it is just as good.

I love eating it in the evenings as a light dinner because it is quite filling.

Update:  Christmas 2017

This year, when I made this salad, I did not have any pomegranates, so in order to give it a festive look, I used six small San Marzano tomatoes, which I cut in round slices and some parsley leaves and a shredded carrot.  I also added white and black sultana raisins as well.

They complemented the salad, so from now on, I will be adding these ingredients as well.

I have updated the post with the new photos but have left some of the old ones as well, so that you can see the pomegrante in it.

You can find my Greek recipes in my cookbooks «More Than A Greek Salad», and«Mint, Cinnamon & Blossom Water, Flavours of Cyprus, Kopiaste!» both available on all Amazon stores. Read more here.

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Kotosalata (Chicken Salad) with leftover chicken

Greek Chickpea Salad with Quinoa and Tahini

Salata me Lahano kai Karoto (Cabbage and Carrot Salad)

Salad Bar (many salad recipes in one post)

Lahanosalata (Cabbage salad) with Pomegranate – The best salad I have ever eaten!!

Lahanosalata (Cabbage salad) with Pomegranate – The best salad I have ever eaten!!

Yield: 10
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes

Lahanosalata, is a festive, creamy Coleslaw salad, made with cabbage, celery, onion, pomegranate, nuts and raisins and dressed with a delicious mayonnaise salad dressing.

Ingredients

  • 3 cups finely chopped cabbage
  • 1 cup celery stalks, finely chopped
  • 1 medium onion finely chopped
  • ¾ cup of walnuts cut in big pieces
  • 2 tbsp sultana raisins
  • 1/2 cup pomegranate seeds
  • Salt, pepper, paprika to taste

Optional ingredients:

  • 6 Marzano tomatoes, cut into rounds
  • 1 sprig of parsley, only the leaves
  • 1 big carrot, coarsely shredded
  • 1 tbsp black Corinthian sultana raisins

Salad dressing:

  • 150 ml low fat mayonnaise (3/4 of a small jar)
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tbsp wine vinegar
  • 1 tsp of mild mustard
  • Lemon juice from 1 lemon
  • Lemon zest from one lemon
  • 1 tbsp honey

Instructions

  1. Finely cut all the vegetables. Put them in a large bowl together with the walnuts, raisins and half of the pomegranate.
  2. Season with salt, pepper and paprika.
  3. Empty half of the mayonnaise jar into the salad. Add all the remaining salad dressing ingredients in the jar and shake the jar until well combined.
  4. Pour it in the salad and mix.
  5. Decorate it with more paprika on top, as well as the remaining pomegranate seeds, some walnuts and raisins.
  6. Refrigerate it for an hour before serving.
  7. It can be kept in the refrigerator for 2 – 3 days.
Nutrition Information:

Amount Per Serving: Calories: 246.85 Total Fat: 21.77g Saturated Fat: 3.15g Sodium: 421.4mg Carbohydrates: 13.04g Fiber: 2.87g Sugar: 8.54g Protein: 1.9g
© Ivy Liacopoulou
Cuisine: Greek Cuisine / Category: Salads

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About Ivy Liacopoulou

Ivy Liacopoulou grew up in Limassol, Cyprus, a beautiful island in the eastern Mediterranean, where her passion for cooking began as a child, helping her mother in the kitchen. Ivy belongs to a new generation of home cooks who loves to experiment and create new recipes of her own. She is the author of two cookbooks and she owns and manages Cooking Classes, in Nafplio, Peloponnese.

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Comments

  1. anudivya

    Going to Switzerland and France? wow Ivy, have a safe and fun trip.
    Thanks for leaving us this wonderful salad while you are gone…

  2. Ivy

    Thanks Anudivya.

    I have removed comment moderation and I hope you will not be reading too many spam mails.

  3. Hopie

    Well if you’re stopping through Paris and want to get coffee with a fellow blogger, feel free to email! Have a lovely trip!

  4. Maria

    I wish I were going to France and Switzerland as well! Kalo taxidi!

    P.S. your salad looks delicious. Very refreshing indeed!

  6. Joan Nova

    I love the idea of the crunch. I’m not a mayo fan but I imagine I could get the same results with yogurt (Greek, of course!)

  11. Rosie

    Have a wonderful time in Switzerland and France Ivy. Your salad looks gorgeous and such a great entry for WFD. I have submitted my entry for this event via email today 🙂

    Rosie x

  13. Peter

    Now that’s a glowing endorsement for a salad if I’ve ever heard one…the combo sounds real good and I like how the Greek salad shifts to cabbage in the cooler months.

    Have a wonderful time in Suisse and France.

  18. Núria

    Ivyyyyyyyyyy! France is just one step behind Spain… why don’t you come over? I would cook a Paella for you♥

    Your salad looks so fresh and with wonderful contrasts. It’s the kind I like mmmmmm.

  21. Cilantro

    Have a wonderful trip. The salad with all the walnuts and pomegranate looks very tempting.Thanks for sharing your recipe,

  22. Bellini Valli

    Have a wonderful time abroad sis. We will look forward to hearing about your adventures. Hope your family is all well and thanks for sharing this coleslaw recipe:D

  24. Deeba

    Have a safe & wonderful trip Ivy. Look forward to loads of interesting stuff when you come back. This salad is indeed delightful; love the pomegranate seeds you added!

  25. Cakelaw

    Hope you are having a lovely time in Switzerland and France Ivy! You alad sounds delicious – I particularly love the addition of the pomegranate seeds, which makes the dish beautiful as well.

  26. Aparna

    Your sald looks very colourful. I can understand why its the best you’ve eaten. 🙂
    I add pomegrante to a lot of my salads as I like the sweet and crunch it adds.
    Have a nice holiday and have fun.

  27. yasmeen

    Sweet, sour, tangy, creamy and crunchy Salad looks so tempting I’m gonna try it soon. Have a wonderful time traveling:)

  29. Hopie

    I know you’re away, but when you get back come on over to my blog and pick up the award I have for you! Hope the trip is going well.

  30. giz

    This is my kind of salad. I love all those combinations. Have a great trip – think chocolate.

  31. Ivy

    Thank you everybody for your lovely comments. We had a great time at Switzerland and France and hope to be visiting each one of you soon.

    Hopie, thanks so much for the invitation. I wish I could visit Paris which I am dreaming of since I graduated school. However, I only made it up to Grenoble. Une autre fois. Thanks a lot for the award.

    Maria, thanks a lot for your wishes. We had a great time.
    Heart & Soul, thanks as well.

    Joan, I never thought of using yoghurt but I think it could work.

    Rosa, thank you very much.

    Peter G, thank you. Hope you’ll enjoy the salad.

    Divya, thanks very much.

    Lakshmi, thank you very much for your wishes.

    Rosie, thanks very much for your wishes and for submitting your recipe for the Event.

    Psychgrad, Peter, Vij, thanks. I had a great time.

    Lubna, Happy Cook, Sunita thanks.

    Nuria, thanks for the invitation. Maybe next time.

    Recipe Girl, Jenn, Cilantro, thanks a lot.

    Val, thanks. We had a great time and hope to post about it although I have so many things to share I don’t know where to begin from.

    Mikki, Deeba, Cakelaw, Aparna, Yasmeen, Cynthia, Hopie and Giz, thank a lot for your wishes.

  35. Rachel

    This looks like a great recipe and I love the pomegranate seeds on top. I am thankful for all the kindness and generosity of food bloggers around the world, such as yourself, that inspire me each day.