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Napa cabbage, chicory and Emmental salad

Napa cabbage, chicory and Emmental salad

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A crisp salad of shredded Chinese cabbage, watercress, cucumber, bell pepper, and yellow cheese, with a garlic and basil vinaigrette. Ready in 20 minutes.

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Recipe from Persino, Panterka, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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This crunchy salad combines shredded Chinese cabbage, endive, leek, cucumber, and bell pepper, with small pieces of cheese. It is seasoned with a garlic and basil vinaigrette.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time—
  • Resting20 min
  • Total40 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodcold preparation
  • Estimated cost$7.03 $1.76 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

4 people
  • $1.97
  • $0.79
  • $1.59
  • $0.80
  • $0.60
  • $0.11

vinaigrette

  • $0.32
  • $0.04
  • $0.18
  • $0.60
  • $0.03

Prices from US supermarkets for 7 of 11 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Mince the garlic, mix all the vinaigrette ingredients together, and let it rest.
  2. Wash the vegetables and remove the heart from the Belgian endive. Finely chop the cabbage, leek, and Belgian endive, and drizzle with lemon juice. Cut the cucumber, bell pepper, and cheese into small pieces. Combine the vegetables and drizzle with the dressing. ≈ 8 min
  3. Garnish with finely chopped parsley just before serving. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Napa cabbage, chicory and Emmental salad

  • 1 Belgian endive$1.97
  • 1 cucumber$0.79
  • 1 bell pepper$1.59
  • Half a leek$0.80
  • finely chopped parsley$0.60
  • Lemon juice$0.11
  • 5 tablespoons of oil$0.32
  • 2 tablespoons of red wine vinegar$0.04
  • 2 cloves of garlic$0.18
  • 1 tablespoon of basil$0.60
  • salt and pepper$0.03

Total$7.03

that's $1.76 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • Half a Chinese cabbage strainer
  • 1 Belgian endive
  • 1 cucumber
  • 1 bell pepper
  • Half a leek
  • 150 g of yellow cheese (such as Gouda or Emmental)
  • finely chopped parsley
  • Lemon juice
  • 5 tablespoons of oil
  • 2 tablespoons of red wine vinegar
  • 2 cloves of garlic
  • 1 tablespoon of basil
  • A pinch of sugar
  • salt and pepper

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