Recipe: Roasted Cabbage with Mustard Vinaigrette

Christine Gallary
Christine GallarySenior Recipe Editor at The Kitchn
I grew up in a Chinese food-loving family, eating my first restaurant meals in Oakland's vibrant Chinatown. My love of food but lack of cooking experience led to me Le Cordon Bleu in Paris, where I graduated with a Diplôme de Cuisine in French cooking. After culinary school, I learned how to test and edit recipes in test kitchens at Cook's Illustrated and CHOW, falling in love with the process of rigorously testing recipes to make sure they were foolproof for the home cook. I've worked with thousands of recipes over the past 15 years, including developing recipes for the James Beard-award winning Mister Jiu's in Chinatown cookbook. Living in the delicious diversity of San Francisco, I never get tired of finding new ingredients or cuisines to try. My favorite type is Cantonese home cooking — I'm on a quest to recreate the dishes my grandmother used to make. All the food I test at home is eagerly tasted and enjoyed by my husband, Hayden, and daughter, Sophie, while our little dog, Mochi, looks wistfully on.
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Serves4 to 8

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Turning a humble cabbage into a delicious side dish is as easy as a hot oven and a tangy six-ingredient vinaigrette. The result is a versatile, inexpensive side dish that you can serve with your favorite sausage or roasted meat for a nice change from potatoes or other starches.

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Roast and Dress

Once a cabbage is cut up into big wedges, there’s a lot of surface area to drizzle on olive oil and put on seasoning. A hot oven browns and crisps up the edges while softening the middle of the cabbage, rendering it sweet and juicy. It’s a no-hands approach that requires only a quick flip to make sure everything’s evenly cooked.

This roasted cabbage is finished with a quick vinaigrette made of pantry staples: two kinds of mustard for spice and creaminess, honey or maple syrup for sweetness, and vinegar for a tangy finish. Make it vegan and gluten-free by using maple syrup and tamari, and enjoy how the dressing melds right into the roasted cabbage.

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Roasted Cabbage with Mustard Vinaigrette

Serves 4 to 8

Nutritional Info

Ingredients

For the cabbage:

  • 1

    medium head green or red cabbage (about 3 pounds), outer leaves removed

  • Olive oil

  • Kosher salt

  • Freshly ground black pepper

For the vinaigrette:

  • 1/4 cup

    olive oil

  • 1 tablespoon

    Dijon mustard

  • 1 tablespoon

    whole-grain mustard

  • 1 tablespoon

    honey or maple syrup

  • 1 tablespoon

    apple cider vinegar

  • 1 teaspoon

    tamari or soy sauce

Instructions

  1. Arrange a rack in the middle of the oven and heat to 450°F.

  2. Cut the cabbage through the core into 8 wedges. Lay the wedges cut-side down on a large roasting pan or baking sheet and drizzle very lightly with oil. Season generously with salt and pepper.

  3. Roast for 15 minutes. Meanwhile, make the vinaigrette: Whisk all the ingredients together in a small bowl until combined; set aside.

  4. Flip the cabbage wedges and roast until browned at the edges, about 15 minutes more. If the edges aren't browned enough for your taste, put the cabbage back in for 5-minute increments until they are. Drizzle with the vinaigrette and serve immediately.

Recipe Notes

Storage: Leftovers can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.

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