Young cabbage and leek slaw: A fresh twist on a classic dish

Cabbage slaw with young cabbage often appears on my table during the spring-summer season. I can't imagine a meal without this crunchy and juicy side dish. However, if you're bored with popular recipes, try the one below. This combination will undoubtedly stay with you for a long time.

If something as simple as cabbage slaw with young cabbage interests your mother-in-law, know something special is happening. It took her over 30 minutes to guess the ingredients of the dish. I didn't have to share the recipe because it's really a simple combination.

You already know the ingredients of this slaw well; it has undoubtedly appeared in your kitchen more than once. This iconic combination, however, needed a bit of a boost. Not wanting to fall into a culinary routine, I added one more vegetable to the classic slaw with young cabbage, apple, and carrot, which appears all too rarely in our dishes. And I'm talking about leek. I used a piece of the white part, but during the leek season, when its leaves are tender, it's worth using them to add to the slaw.

I often serve this young cabbage slaw with main dishes, such as roasts, meatloaf, or pork chops. It's also usually combined with potatoes and fried eggs. This slaw has such a fantastic taste that serving it with anything else seems a sin.

Ingredients:

                                      
• Half a head of young cabbage
• Half an apple
• 1 carrot
• A piece of the white part of a leek
• 1 bunch of dill
• 28 grams of sour cream
• 20 grams of plain yogurt
• 20 grams of mustard
• Lemon juice
• Salt and pepper

Preparation:

1. Slice the leek into fine half-rings. You can blanch it beforehand, but it will lose its boldness.
2. Mix the sour cream with the yoghurt and mustard, add lemon juice and salt and pepper.
3. Finely chop the cabbage, and grate the carrot and apple on a coarse grater.
4. Place all the ingredients in a large bowl, adding chopped dill. Mix everything thoroughly and set aside in the refrigerator.