I saw this beautiful cabbage while shopping at Whole Foods. I don’t remember ever noticing a cabbage that looked like this before. The leaves are like lace delicate and light. I couldn’t resist.
I cooked it tonight for my daughter and I. I cut it in quarter pieces. I used some homemade vegetable broth, just a little in the bottom of a 4 quart pot. I decided I was going to braise the cabbage. I used a leek olive oil and lightly drizzled it over the cabbage quarters. I ground fresh pepper and salt as seasoning. Very simple. I cooked it on 350 with a lid to seal in the steam as it cooked.
It was delicious. My daughter grabbed some mustard to put on it. She like it just as it was and did not use the mustard. That was a compliment. She asked me what cabbage does for our body. I knew it was good for digestion, but I needed to look up what else it does for the body.
The breakdown on savoy cabbage:
- Great source of minerals and vitamins & only 17 calories
- Calcium, magnesium, potassium, vitamin C, K, beta-carotene, fiber, lutein
- Promotes heart health and fights cardiovascular disease
- Contains 15 different phenols which is a antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-carcinogenic
- Adds in weight loss it is low calorie and high water content
- Prevents type 2 diabetes-the high fiber slows down the absorption of sugar lowering a spike in blood sugar
- Helps digestion the sulfur in cabbage helps the liver break down toxins and removes excess water in the body
- Cancer fighting properties- it has shown to be specifically good for prevention of breast cancer, bladder cancer, colon cancer, and prostate cancer
- It’s inexpensive
I have to say I had no idea that this beautiful cabbage could help me so much. I can’t wait to pick up another one tomorrow.