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.

Celebrate the Chinese New Year by making delicious dumplings to enjoy with family and friends. This pork and cabbage stuffed version is an easy way to honor the year of the goat/sheep.

Black and red quinoa are surprisingly different from their ivory counterpart. I love them as much for their nuttier taste and crunchier texture as I do for their beauty. If food is meant to nourish all of our senses, multicolored quinoas definitely deliver. — Terry Walters, Eat Clean. Live Well.Find more cabbage recipes here.

Corned beef and cabbage is a festive dish that is often associated with Saint Patrick’s Day. Make a little extra and use the leftovers for Reuben sandwiches or corned beef and hash. Click here to see How to Make the Ultimate Corned Beef and Cabbage