4 Impressive Cabbage Recipes

Vegetarian Cabbage Rolls with Mushrooms, Farro & Cauliflower

These vegetarian cabbage rolls are stuffed with an umami-rich filling of mushrooms, farro and Parmesan, and sauced with a dreamy purée of cauliflower.

Braised Red Cabbage with Red Wine & Apples

This sweet-and-sour cabbage is a versatile fall side dish that pairs with everything from turkey to pork to salmon.

Grilled Red Curry Cabbage Skewers with Nam Jim Dressing

Boiled, marinated in Thai curry paste and threaded onto skewers, here cabbage becomes a revelatory side dish off the grill.

Cold Ramen Noodle Salad with Napa Cabbage & Ginger-Miso Dressing

A mash-up of slaw and pasta salad, this vegan dish features instant ramen noodles and crunchy raw vegetables in a gingery, umami-packed dressing.

Napa Cabbage

Popular in Asian cooking, napa cabbage is juicier and more tender than its round relatives. Use it raw in slaws or noodle salads. It’s great briefly wilted in stir-fries, or buy a big head and try your hand at kimchi.

Red Cabbage

Red has a more earthy, peppery flavour than its green sibling, which makes it more suited to cooking. Whether it’s quick or slow, heat will amplify the sweetness and bleed out the vibrant purple hue.

Savoy Cabbage

This loose, crinkly cabbage is also better cooked. The dark, outer leaves are similar to Tuscan kale and terrific in hearty soups. The inner leaves are excellent quickly steamed with stock and butter.

Green Cabbage

The most versatile of cabbages, it can be shaved raw for coleslaw, braised for hours until meltingly tender, blanched to wrap up as cabbage rolls or fermented for sauerkraut. Pro tip: Green cabbages get sweeter into winter in farmers’ cold storage.