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Low-Carb Cabbage Cucumber Salad (Paleo, Keto, GAPS) VIDEO

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Made with simple ingredients and can be prepped well ahead of a party, this salad is a favorite for all your festivities, big or small. 

Cabbage and Cucumber Salad - This cabbage salad is seriously loaded with crunch, zest and deliciousness. Made with simple ingredients and has a longer shelf life than most salads, this salad is a fun party food.

As spring turns into summer, I am keenly aware that we need to have salads on our table more often. As a California resident, we are so incredibly blessed with the hundreds of crops the state grows. And as a result, we find ourselves feasting on all seasonal veggies.

For instance, we feast on all things squash in the winter and we do many, many soups. Well, we actually do soups year round because we love soups. And because we have modern day air conditioning. 😉

Cabbage and Cucumber Salad - This cabbage salad is seriously loaded with crunch, zest and deliciousness. Made with simple ingredients and has a longer shelf life than most salads, this salad is a fun party food.

But as the seasons turn, I long to have more salads than hot sides with our dinner. Interestingly, I grew up with this salad and many Slavic households have their version of Cabbage and Cucumber Salad.

Cabbage is a very cost efficient food (read: cheap) and it happens to be on the clean 15 list so no worries if you can’t source an affordable organic cabbage for that salad or coleslaw.

We regularly have cabbage in our refrigerator because I use it constantly in various dishes. You’ll notice it’s the star ingredient in this Russian Beet Borsch and Simple Sauerkraut.

Low-Carb Cabbage Cucumber Salad (Paleo, Whole30, Keto)

Cabbage and Cucumber Salad - This cabbage salad is seriously loaded with crunch, zest and deliciousness. Made with simple ingredients and has a longer shelf life than most salads, this salad is a fun party food.

What’s the best way to shred cabbage?

The cabbage can either be finely chopped or shredded. You can easily shred with a mandolin slicer (watch those fingers!) and the fine ribbons of cabbage give a more delicate texture to this salad. No slicer? No worries, just chop as finely as you can.

Season with salt and set aside to release juices after combining. Prepare the rest of the ingredients and then combine everything together for a fine salad.

Didn’t I say this was an easy salad?

Related: The Real Food Guide to Salt

A great make-ahead salad for parties

I love making this salad for large parties as it holds up really well during warmer months and is therefore awesome for barbeques and graduation parties and pool shenanigans.

You can even prepare all the ingredients together, except for the salt and pepper and wet ingredients and have it kept in cold storage for days leading up to the party. Add salt and pepper, lemon juice and oil just before serving and you have a large salad ready to be devoured.

Doing it this way, the salad will stay fresh and crispy the longest. (See recipe card for details.)

Cabbage and Cucumber Salad - This cabbage salad is seriously loaded with crunch, zest and deliciousness. Made with simple ingredients and has a longer shelf life than most salads, this salad is a fun party food.

This Cabbage Salad is great as a leftover salad!

Even if you happen to have leftovers, this salad will still be okay long after the party is over if kept in the refrigerator. Unlike many lettuce salads (i.e.: Caesar Salad), this cabbage salad has a long shelf life when stored in cold storage. Of course, you wouldn’t want to keep it past it’s prime of 3-4 days but you would be amazed how crispy the cabbage still is after the first day. And then the second. And the third.

You can see this recipe in action on my Facebook page.  Check out my very first video and it happens to be of this Cabbage & Cucumber Salad here. And be sure to like my page while you’re at it. 

Cabbage and Cucumber Salad - This cabbage salad is seriously loaded with crunch, zest and deliciousness. Made with simple ingredients and has a longer shelf life than most salads, this salad is a fun party food.

Low Carb Cabbage & Cucumber Salad

Course: Salad
Cuisine: Russian
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Servings: 8
Calories: 70 kcal

With minimal ingredients, this salad comes together easily and can be made days in advance. It's also a great cost-efficient food since cabbage is relatively inexpensive. 

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Ingredients

  • 1/2 head white cabbage shredded or chopped
  • 2 persian cucumbers sliced
  • 2 tablespoons fresh dill chopped
  • 2 tablespoons green onions chopped
  • 2 teaspoon unrefined salt divided
  • 1/2 lemon, juiced
  • 3 tablespoons avocado or extra virgin olive oil
  • additional salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

  1. Finely shred or chop cabbage, discarding the cores (or composting). Season with 1 teaspoon of salt and mix thoroughly with hands pressing into the cabbage to help release natural juices. Set aside

  2. Add chopped cucumbers, fresh dill and green onions.

  3. Squeeze the juice of one lemon. Add additional salt and pepper to taste. Pour oil and combine well. 

  4. Store in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. See notes if wanting longer storage time. 

Recipe Notes

To make this days in advance: shred cabbage and set aside. Cut the remaining fresh ingredients and keep separate from cabbage. When ready to serve, season cabbage with 1 teaspoon of salt and massage well to help release juices. Add remaining ingredients, including lemon juice and oil and combine well. 

Nutrition Facts
Low Carb Cabbage & Cucumber Salad
Amount Per Serving
Calories 70 Calories from Fat 45
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 5g 8%
Sodium 12mg 1%
Potassium 198mg 6%
Total Carbohydrates 5g 2%
Dietary Fiber 1g 4%
Sugars 2g
Protein 1g 2%
Vitamin A 2.6%
Vitamin C 28.4%
Calcium 3.3%
Iron 2.4%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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  2. Raw cabbage and cucumbers are two of my bunnies… er, kids favorite things! 😀 I know they’re gonna love this.

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  4. Loved the FB video! This sounds so fresh and delicious. I love easy salad sides like this in the summer when I don’t want to cook! My girls would gobble this up for lunch!

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  8. This looks so delicious and refreshing! Perfect for those really hot summer days when you don’t want to cook or have anything hot.

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  9. This is a great idea, and I love dill in everything so I’m pretty sure I’d love this salad. Definitely one to put on the table this summer!

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  10. What an awesome recipe, I love the addition of dill in there! I love a good Caesar too, but you just can’t beat a salad that keeps for a few days, that’s pretty much the only way I can manage to get a salad in every day!

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    • It must be an Eastern European thing. So simple and delicious indeed.

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  13. So refreshing and light! Perfect for these hot Hawaii summers! Yum!

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  16. I miss dill so much during the winter. I’m totally in love with spring/summer recipes that use it in all the ways.

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