Red Cabbage and Orange Salad with Date and Olive Cigars

 

Vegan | Christmas | Serves 6-8

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For the ‘cigars’ (makes 8):

  • Filo pastry (4 sheets)

  • Rapeseed oil

  • 20 black olives, stoned

  • 3 dates, stoned

  • ½ tsp smoked paprika

  • 50g/1 ½ oz shelled pistachios

 

For the salad:

  • 1 small red cabbage

  • 1-2 orange(s)

  • 100g/3 ½ oz pistachios

 

For the salad dressing:

  • 2 tsp wholegrain mustard

  • 3 tsp sherry vinegar

  • 3 tsp olive oil

  • salt & pepper to taste

 

 

For the salad:

1. Shred the cabbage finely – allow 50g per person. Place in a large bowl.

2. Mix the dressing ingredients in a small bowl, then pour onto the cabbage and mix thoroughly.

3. Cut the rind and pith off the orange(s) and slice into rounds – allow one or two per person.

4. Preheat a ridged griddle pan. Place the orange slices on the hot pan and allow to sit until caramelised in stripes.

5. Chop the pistachios roughly.

Assemble the dish by piling the cabbage onto each plate, sprinkling with chopped pistachios, and adding a slice of orange, a ‘cigar’ or two and a grind of black pepper.

Credit: The Vegan Society 2017

Jane Hughes

 

For the ‘cigars’:

1. Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas Mark 4. Line a baking tray with non-stick baking parchment.

2.  Place the filling ingredients into the bowl of a food processor and process to a paste. Divide into 8 portions.

3. Take a sheet of filo pastry and lay it on a clean work surface.

4. Brush sheet with oil, top with another sheet and then cut into 4 rectangles.

5. Brush with oil again. Take a portion of the filling and form it into a line along a long edge of the pastry. Roll up tightly and place on prepared baking tray. Brush with oil.

6. Repeat to make 8 ‘cigars’. Bake for 15-20 minutes until crisp and golden, transfer to rack to cool.

 
 
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