Best Cabbage Recipes

For this Kurdish twist on a comfort food favorite, cabbage leaves are rolled around a chile-and-mint-seasoned meat and rice mixture and cooked in tomato sauce tart with sumac. The time you spend assembling the rolls is rewarded in leftovers that only get better with time in the refrigerator. I learned how to make this at Omayra, a women-run café in Diyarbakır that closed a year after my visit. Owner Gülseren’s cabbage roll recipe called for beef, but lamb will work too. You will need cheesecloth or a large paper coffee filter to strain the sumac from the water, and parchment paper to lay over the cabbage rolls as they cook. Figure on 4 or 5 rolls per main-dish serving. Serve warm or hot, with pickles.—Robyn Eckhardt, author of Istanbul & Beyond

Recipe Courtesy of Hass Avocado BoardHere is a fresh take on the classic coleslaw. This recipe combines cabbage, carrots and red onion with a creamy avocado cilantro dressing in this easy-to-follow side dish recipe.

  We’re always looking to mix up our coleslaw for the summer, and this recipe provides an easy and tangy mustard dressing for some variation. Ingredients like cilantro and cumin add an international appeal, and jalapeño adds a bit of heat. 

This coleslaw uses light mayonnaise, fresh citrus, ginger, and Green Jalapeño Pepper Tabasco Sauce for a healthy and flavorful dressing that is poured over fresh cabbage and vegetables.  Click Here for 15 Ways to Use Tabasco at Your Barbecue

This classic antipasto recipe is southern Italian comfort food at its best. This is one of the most popular items on the menu at Il Gattopardo in New York City, and it's sure to be a hit at home, too. Click here to see Just Stuff It — 10 Stuffed Vegetable Recipes.