Who Knew Cabbage Could Taste This Good?
This week’s Fridge Rescue started with a cabbage.
Not exactly the most exciting opening to a story, I know! 😂
It had been sitting in my fridge since last week’s OrganicBox delivery and was still as fresh as the day it arrived. So rather than letting it sit there for another week, I decided it was time to find something different to do with it.
And I am so glad I did.
I found inspiration from Caitlin Latessa-Greene at @starinfinitefood and her recipe for roasted caramelised cabbage with crispy capers, garlic crunch and creamy honey Dijon (see recipe below)
Honestly, I never would have imagined that a meal with cabbage as the main ingredient could taste this good.
I Think Cabbage Has Officially Won Me Over
The cabbage was roasted until beautifully caramelised, with those gorgeous crispy edges, and then all the other flavours came together around it. It was simple, but absolutely delicious. The kind of meal that melts in your mouth and leaves you wanting more. And I have to say, I feel like I’ve been completely transformed when it comes to cabbage!
Before starting these weekly Fridge Rescues, I probably would have looked at a cabbage as just another vegetable I needed to find a way to use. Now I’m discovering just how much you can actually do with it.
Roast it. Turn it into soup. Add it to stir-fries. Make salads. Experiment with different dressings and flavours.
Who knew?
Our Fridge Has Never Been So Full... Yet We’re Wasting Less
As I was sitting there after dinner, I realised something else that surprised me.
Our fridge has never been so full, but at the same time we are wasting less.
That probably sounds like a contradiction, but it’s true. Having my OrganicBox arrive each week has completely changed the way I look at what’s in the fridge. Instead of seeing vegetables that I need to “use up”, I’m starting to see possibilities. I’m making more meals from scratch. I’m searching for new recipes. I’m getting creative with ingredients I already have. I’m making hubby’s meat-based dishes alongside my own vegetarian meals. And even takeaway and eating out seems less tempting lately.
There’s something really satisfying about opening the fridge, seeing all that beautiful fresh produce and thinking:
“What can I make with this?”
It’s Become More Than Just Using Up the Veggies
When I started sharing my Fridge Rescues, the idea was really simple, use what was left before the next OrganicBox arrived and waste as little as possible.
But somewhere along the way, it has become more than that. I’m trying foods in completely different ways. I’m cooking more, eating more variety and I’m becoming more confident experimenting in the kitchen.
And vegetables I may once have overlooked are becoming the starting point for some of my favourite meals.
This week, that vegetable just happened to be a cabbage. 💚
Alice’s Fridge Rescue Tip
Before deciding you don’t like a vegetable, try cooking it a completely different way.
Roasting can transform vegetables you might normally boil, steam or throw into a stir-fry. Caramelised edges, a great dressing and a few crunchy toppings can turn something as simple as cabbage into the star of the meal.
Sometimes the best Fridge Rescues aren’t about disguising what’s left.
They’re about giving it the chance to shine.
And this cabbage certainly did that.
Who knew a cabbage could do all that? 💚
Recipe Inspiration
Caitlin Latessa-Greene — @starinfinitefood
Roasted Caramelised Cabbage with Crispy Capers, Garlic Crunch & Creamy Honey Dijon
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About Alice
Alice is an OrganicBox customer who loves finding simple ways to use what’s left in her fridge before her next delivery arrives.
We share her Fridge Rescue ideas because they’re exactly that, ideas from a real customer, cooking at home, using what she has and trying not to waste good food.
