Take-out Tuesday, Grilled Cabbage Steaks with Warm Bacon Vinaigrette

the Painted Apron

5 years ago

Now that temps are warming up,

here’s a different and delicious recipe to try on your grill

{I’ll show you how to bake it in your oven too}

Cabbage is cut into thick slices and grilled

then topped with a warm bacon vinaigrette

We had this as a side with BBQ chicken

You could serve it as a main course too, with a slice of garlic bread

Prepare the vinaigrette by first cooking chopped bacon

Remove bacon from skillet and drain

Combine the rendered fat in the skillet with sherry vinegar, mustard, shallot

Add bacon pieces back to skillet and stir

Keep dressing warm while cabbage is cooking

Cut base off cabbage and cut the middle of cabbage into 4 1″ slices,

reserving the smaller top of cabbage for another use

Brush both sides of slices with olive oil and season with salt & pepper

Place cabbage steaks on a preheated grill,

about 450 degrees, for 5 minutes per side

Or roast at 400 degrees on a parchment lined baking sheet

for 25-30 minutes

Place cabbage steaks on plates and pour warm bacon vinaigrette over the top

This recipe is adapted from Traeger Grills

Grilled Cabbage Steaks with Warm Bacon Vinaigrette

Grill or roast cabbage and top with an irresistible bacon warm bacon dressing for a unique side or main dish

Course Main Course, Side Dish

Cuisine American, Grill

Keyword bacon dressing, cabbage, cabbage steaks, grilled salad, warm bacon vinaigrette

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 10

Oven Roasting time 30

Servings 4

Ingredients

1 large green cabbage
4-6 slices thick cut bacon
1 shallot, diced
1 Tbsp whole grain mustard
2 Tbsp sherry vinegar
1 tsp minced garlic
salt and pepper
olive oil

Instructions

Slice off stem end and top of cabbage and cut the remaining fat middle section into 4 thick slices about 1 inch thick
Brush both sides of cabbage with olive oil and season with salt and pepper
Cut bacon into small pieces and fry in skillet until crisp, stirring occasionally. Remove to paper towels to drain
Add sherry, mustard, garlic and shallot to skillet with rendered bacon fat. Stir and let simmer for 5 minutes. Taste, add salt and pepper and a dash of olive oil if you think it needs more oil.
Add bacon pieces back to dressing and keep warm until ready to serve
Grill* cabbage slices on a grill that has been preheated to about 450 degrees and cook for 5 minutes on each slde.
Serve immediately and top with bacon vinaigrette

Notes

*if you prefer to roast the cabbage in the oven, place cabbage on a parchment lined baking sheet and roast at 400 degrees for 30 minutes or heated through and softened.