Simple Salvadoran Curtido (Spicy Cabbage Slaw)

🧂 Ingredients

• 4 cups cabbage, thinly sliced

  (½ cabbage)
• 1 cup carrots, grated or julienned

  (2 carrots)
• ½ medium white onion, thinly sliced
• 1 jalapeno, thinly sliced

  (add more or less for your desired level of spice)
• ¾ cup white vinegar
• 2 teaspoon oregano
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 ½ teaspoon sea salt

Instructions

• 1 Cover the cabbage and carrots with about 4 cups of boiling water and let it sit
  for 5 minutes.
• 2 Add the onion and jalapeno to the cabbage mixture and allow it to sit for
  another 3 minutes in the hot water.
• 3 Mix the vinegar, oregano, sugar, and salt in a small bowl until the sugar and
  salt are dissolved.
• 4 Drain the cabbage mixture well and place it in a large bowl.
• 5 Pour the vinegar mixture over the cabbage mixture. Toss well to evenly coat.
• 6 Now, place the slaw into a jar or container with a lid. Pour all the remaining
  vinegar liquid over the cabbage mixture before sealing the lid of the jar or
  container.
• 7 Put the jar in the fridge and let it sit for at least 4 hours before using.
  Overnight is best.
• 8 Eat with pupusas [https://www.danceswithknives.com/vegan-salvadoran-pupusas/]
  and enjoy! You can also use it to top tacos or anything else you’d like some
  pickled yumminess.

Nutrition Info