Fried Cabbage Winter Salad is so good

Fried Cabbage Winter Salad is an interpretation of a side dish my grandmother would make at the ranch. Savory and delicious, I decided to add a few more ingredients and turn it into a winter salad. So good!

We eat salad at most every meal. Honestly, I get a little tired of cold dishes. And in the winter, I am not a fan. But a warm cabbage salad with butternut squash, apples and pomegranate really does the trick.
Is it me, or do most winter dishes seem to involve cheese? I am not complaining. I love cheese! But Fried Cabbage Winter Salad is just veggies.

Skip the Bacon

Of course, it does have bacon, but you can skip that ingredient. Simply heat 2-3 tablespoons (30-45ml) of olive oil in a pan instead of frying the bacon. Follow the recipe the same way.

At first, I was looking for walnuts to make this recipe. Alas, I had none in the cupboard. Sometimes when you are at the ranch, you use what you have on hand. Actually, it’s not sometimes. All the time. I substitute like crazy because there is no way I am driving 1 hour to the grocery store. But yeah, walnuts would have been good in this salad. Next time.

Use Walnuts or Pecans

But pecans are the more Texas choice, and this is a Texas dish. For some reason in Texas, we have a penchant for frying things. Fried lettuce? Yep, I’ve heard of it. Fried Cabbage Winter Salad is in the same category as fried lettuce, but in my book, it makes more sense.

Another variation is to leave the apples out of the cooking portion of this dish. Simply add them raw as a garnish. Crispy sweet and tangy, they go so well with the butternut squash and onions. I hope you enjoy this Fried Cabbage Winter Salad as much as we did!