A bowl filled with Curtido – Mexican slaw

Curtido

Name: Curtido
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 1 small white cabbage (around 680g), finely shredded; 1 red onion finely sliced; 2 carrots thinly sliced lengthways; 50ml apple cider vinegar; 2 tsp golden caster sugar; ½ small pack coriander leaves only, roughly chopped

Elena Silcock

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Serves 4

Easy

Prep: 15 mins

Cook: 5 mins

plus chilling

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Curtido is a fat-free slaw from Mexico made with white cabbage, carrot and onion. Pile it high on tacos or in burritos, or serve as a salad in its own right

Gluten-free

Vegan

Vegetarian

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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1 small white cabbage

(around 680g), finely shredded
1 red onion

finely sliced
2 carrots

thinly sliced lengthways
50ml apple cider vinegar
2 tsp golden caster sugar
½ small pack coriander

leaves only, roughly chopped

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Nutrition: Per serving

kcal92
fat0g

low
saturates0g
carbs16g
sugars15g
fibre8g
protein3g
salt0g

Method

step 1

Mix the cabbage with the onion and carrots in a heatproof bowl. Heat the vinegar, sugar and 1 tsp salt in a pan over a low heat until dissolved, then pour over the vegetables and mix well.
step 2

Put the slaw in the fridge for at least 30 mins or until ready to serve. Just before serving, stir through the coriander leaves and season well, to taste.

RECIPE TIPS

SPICE UP YOUR SLAW

Spice up your slaw with a few drops of Cholula Hot Sauce, but be careful – it packs a punch!

Recipe from Good Food magazine, July 2017

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