Did you know that when you pick purple cabbage over the traditional green one, you are also picking the more nutritious one out of the two? Purple cabbage recipes are filled to the brim with antioxidants like Vitamin C, carotenoids, and many more, which we will not mention to prevent a tongue slip (Wink Wink).
But one thing for sure is that purple cabbage is an eight times healthier option when choosing green cabbage.
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After years of eating green cabbage and using it in traditional recipes, it must be confusing to decide what recipes with purple cabbage you can make. I mean, think of the last time you had purple cabbage, and I am sure most people can only name the coleslaw sandwich they had, which was so filled with mayonnaise that they surely failed to register the taste of the cabbage while they were at it.
We have curated a list of more than 30 healthy purple cabbage recipes which will make the healthy vegetable a staple in your kitchen. Read on.
1. Purple Cabbage with Cashews and Raisins
Image and recipe from the winged fork
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 10 minutes
Servings: 3
Number of ingredients: 13
Key Ingredients: Purple Cabbage, Soy Sauce, Olive oil, Butter, Raisins, Cashews
For the first recipe, we start with the easiest stir fry of purple cabbage with cashews and raisins. This is for the health freak in you as well. The recipe is gluten-free, vegan, and vegetarian. You can choose to use this recipe for lunch or dinner.
2. Amazing Purple Cabbage Salad
Prep time: 20 minutes
Servings: 6
Number of ingredients: 10
Key Ingredients: Purple Cabbage, tomatoes, yellow onion, pimento-filled olives, white wine vinegar
Oh my!! Doesn’t this look totally appetizing? The unique combination of pimento-filled olives with purple cabbage creates a perfect symphony of flavors for this purple cabbage salad recipe. One of the best purple cabbage recipes, this is quick and easy to make but is so flavorful that it will be hard to tell such little effort has gone into making it.
3. Purple Cabbage and Carrot Slaw
Image and recipe from Cook at home mom
Prep and Cook time: 20 minutes
Servings: 6
Number of ingredients: 11
Key Ingredients: Purple Cabbage, carrots, onion, mayonnaise, apple cider vinegar
Featured in purple cabbage coleslaw recipes, this is a twist to the traditional coleslaw. This dish acts as a great side dish or can be used in wraps and sandwiches. The twist here is the addition of another healthy ingredient, carrot. This also adds a variety of colors to the recipe, and isn’t a little more color always better?
4. Purple Cabbage Salad
Image and Recipe from Simply home Cooked
Prep and Cook time: 10 minutes
Servings: 8
Number of ingredients: 7
Key Ingredients: Purple Cabbage, mayonnaise, sour cream, dill, pecans
When presented with the question of how to cook purple cabbage recipes, most people undeniably look at the salad. This particular recipe boasts of the pecan nut flavor. The pecan nuts give the salad a crunch which is the best part of this recipe.
5. Purple Cabbage Rice
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 20 minutes
Servings: 4
Number of ingredients: 14
Key Ingredients: Purple Cabbage, long-grain rice, tomato, yogurt, spices, peas
Some of the best recipes in the world cannot compete when it comes to Indian food. This recipe is a blend of Indian flavors. A perfect symphony of purple cabbage with other vegetables and long-grain rice.
The mouth-watering recipe you can grace your dinner or lunch table with. This is sure to get you compliments even while cooking with an unusual ingredient.
6. Sweet and Sour Purple Cabbage
Image and Recipe from Simply recipes
Prep time: 7 minutes
Cook time: 40 minutes
Servings: 3-4
Number of ingredients: 6
Key Ingredients: Purple Cabbage, butter, sugar, vinegar
Classic German Purple cabbage recipe served alongside sausages, pork chops, or even German burgers; this is a unique and amazing experience for your taste buds. You can even use it for five days after cooking by storing it properly in the fridge. To take the recipe up a notch, you can add chestnuts and chopped apples.
7. Braised Red Cabbage
Image and recipe from Spend with pennies
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings: 8
Number of ingredients: 8
Key Ingredients: Purple Cabbage, apple, onion, cider vinegar, white sugar
We have a repeat of a very famous German purple cabbage recipe. Turns out purple cabbage was a staple in German households way before it became a name in the rest of the world. This recipe blends together the flavor of apples with the purple cabbage, and the recipe also has an addition of white sugar. Naturally, this is a sweet side dish.
8. Purple Cabbage Salad with Apples
Image and recipe from Natasha’s kitchen
Prep time: 20 minutes
Servings: 6
Number of ingredients: 9
Key Ingredients: Purple Cabbage, apples, olive oil, white vinegar
This amazing American side dish can accompany most of your main dishes. Of course, it can also be eaten as a main course if you are on a diet and are eating light. Every bite has a special flavor infused with the tanginess of antioxidant-rich purple cabbage and the sweetness of the apple.
9. Cabbage- Quinoa Salad
Image and Recipe from This healthy kitchen
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 12 minutes
Servings: 8
Number of ingredients: 17
Key Ingredients: Purple Cabbage, Quinoa, lemon juice, rice vinegar, cucumber, carrot, pepper
With the combination of healthy, fiber-based quinoa and nutrient, antioxidant-rich purple cabbage, you can create a very healthy recipe for the health freak in you. You can also substitute quinoa with Barley and Brown rice for almost the same amount of health benefits but a different taste. The recipe is totally Gluten-free and adds to the bunch of healthy purple cabbage recipes.
10. Easy Purple Cabbage Salad
Image and recipe from CookingLSL
Prep time: 10 minutes
Servings: 4
Number of ingredients: 8
Key Ingredients: Purple Cabbage, carrot, cucumber, sunflower seeds, olive oil, apple cider vinegar
It shall be counted as a sin if someone talks about purple cabbage and does not talk about vibrant colors.
Any salad can be made to look beautiful when you add purple cabbage to it and then add cucumbers, sunflower seeds, and carrots for extra color and flavor; toss it in a dressing of olive oil and apple cider vinegar.
11. Fried Cabbage
Image and recipe by Platter talk
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 10 minutes
Servings: 8
Number of ingredients: 5
Key Ingredients: Purple Cabbage, bacon, apple cider vinegar, parsley
A little bacon is key to making any dish more crunchy and full of flavor. It is not just healthy recipes you can make when it comes to purple cabbage. There are some lip-smacking delicacies you can prepare. This dish is a prime example and testament to that.
12. Turkish-Purple Cabbage Salad
Image and Recipe from Vidar Bergum
Prep time: 30 minutes
Servings: 4-6
Number of ingredients: 5
Key Ingredients: Purple Cabbage, red wine vinegar, parsley
It looks like every culture has its own rendition of the purple cabbage salad. This recipe is the Turkish recipe for purple cabbage. Easy to make, can be served as a side dish, and can also be set aside to store and eat later. Since it is a Turkish recipe, it can be served with kebabs and stews to maintain the authentic Turkish environment on your dinner menu.
13. Warm Apple Cabbage Salad with Pecans
Image and recipe by Inspired taste
Prep time: 20 minutes
Servings: 4
Number of ingredients: 14
Key Ingredients: Purple Cabbage, pecan nuts, cranberries, olive oil, celery, cherries, apple cider vinegar, honey
Thinking about salads, our mind always goes to crunchy and cold salads, but when you are already in a season that is freezing cold, you can try this warm salad recipe. It will not leave your cabbage as crunchy as you want it to be, but the extra crunch will be added through the pecan nuts that we will add to the recipe.
14. Crockpot- Brisket Tacos
Image and recipe by how sweet eats
Prep time: 8 hours
Servings: 4-6
Number of ingredients: 14
Key Ingredients: Purple Cabbage, beef brisket, beer, olive oil, queso fresco cheese, flour tortillas
Since cabbage is crunchy, it makes the perfect ingredient to add to a taco, and it makes the perfect addition to purple cabbage crockpot recipes. The tacos can be substituted with many different fillings and hence give you a different flavor each time you use different fillings.
15. Quick Citrusy Cabbage Slaw
Image and recipe by minimalist baker
Prep time: 15 minutes
Servings: 4
Number of ingredients: 11
Key Ingredients: Purple Cabbage, lime juice, olive oil, carrot, onion, maple syrup, cumin
Some people really like the idea of Coleslaw but also dislike the amount of mayo that goes into it, making it unhealthy. This recipe takes care of that exactly and replaces the mayo with the citrus flavor. It can be used as a side, in sandwiches, or in Buddha bowls. The resulting blast of flavors blends the citrusy and smoky flavors with the crunch of purple cabbage.
16. Caribbean Cabbage Mango Slaw
Image and Recipe by feasting at home
Prep time: 20 minutes
Servings: 4
Number of ingredients: 9
Key Ingredients: Purple Cabbage, mango, cilantro, red onion, jalapeno, orange zest and juice, lime
You will always be surprised by the versatile nature of slaw and how many ingredients can be used to substitute the traditional ingredients in a slaw. This Caribbean recipe takes the summer fruit mango and adds it to the purple cabbage to create a delicious, crunchy, antioxidant-rich recipe that can be eaten as a healthy snack as well as a side dish.
17. Braised Purple Cabbage
Image and recipe by the seasoned mom
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 40 minutes
Servings: 6
Number of ingredients: 8
Key Ingredients: Purple Cabbage, onion, granny smith apples, vinegar
This is a German purple cabbage dish that is sweet and sour in flavor when cooked slowly with bacon grease, vinegar, and sugar. It is certainly a very low-effort dish, and can be served cold after refrigeration or also at room temperature.
18. Cabbage and Berry Purple Smoothie
Image and Recipe by Cooking Classy
Prep time: 5 minutes
Servings: 2
Number of ingredients: 7
Key Ingredients: Purple Cabbage, blueberries, strawberries, hibiscus tea, banana, greek yogurt, almond milk
Apart from the mesmerizing image of this purple smoothie, we can guarantee flavor heaven to whoever decides to try this recipe. There is an addition of hibiscus tea to this recipe which is unusual for a smoothie, but it masks the cabbage flavor and makes this healthy recipe also very, very delicious. There are also blueberries and strawberries to make the concoction even healthier. A fine addition to healthy purple cabbage recipes or purple cabbage juice recipes.
19. Roasted Purple Cabbage
Image and Recipe by Seeking Good Eats
Prep time: 7 minutes
Cook time: 30 minutes
Servings: 4
Number of ingredients: 7
Key Ingredients: Purple Cabbage, balsamic vinegar, olive oil, goat cheese crumbles, walnuts
This recipe is for people who are on a keto diet or want something tasty but gluten-free and low on carbs. You should try this recipe in which the purple cabbage is roasted with walnuts, vinegar, and goat cheese, and you, too, will fall in love.
20. Purple Cabbage Steaks
Image and Recipe from Jessi’s kitchen
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 25 minutes
Servings: 6
Number of ingredients: 6
Key Ingredients: Purple Cabbage, balsamic vinegar, olive oil, chopped garlic
If you are on a vegan diet but still want to experience steak, this creative recipe is for you.
The purple cabbage is roasted until it caramelizes and serves with a Balsamic drizzle. Also, it only takes moments to prepare. You can serve this dish with your favorite protein dish or a serving of salad.
21. Quick Pickled Purple cabbage
Image and recipe by Hannah Magee RD
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 30 minutes
Servings: 1 batch
Number of ingredients: 5
Key Ingredients: Purple Cabbage, water, apple cider vinegar, sugar, salt
This is a pickle that can be made quickly and easily. You don’t have to rest it for more than 30 minutes, and it can be eaten with sandwiches and tacos. Easy recipe for the purple cabbage pickle is vegan, gluten-free, and can be stored in the fridge to be used for a long time.
22. Potato Purple Cabbage Tikki
Image and Recipe by My ginger-garlic kitchen
Prep time: 5 minutes
Cook time: 10 minutes
Servings: 8-10
Number of ingredients: 11
Key Ingredients: Purple Cabbage, potato, onion, green chili, cumin, garam masala, oil, dried mango powder
This delicious recipe is inspired by Indian cuisine and tastes the best when served alongside tea and green chutney. The tangy flavors of the chutney give the crunchy purple cabbage Tikki a delicious twist and can be a very good snack recipe to enjoy in cold weather or while it is raining outside.
23. Asian Slaw
Image and recipe by cooking chew
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 5 minutes
Servings: 6
Number of ingredients: 10
Key Ingredients: Purple Cabbage, sesame oil, olive oil, garlic, scallions, ginger, carrots
This Asian Purple Cabbage is a slaw, but it does skip mayonnaise to make it a little bit healthier and substitutes it with sesame oil and vinegar. A perfect recipe for your sandwich and sides like Asian meatballs without the inclusion of mayonnaise. After all, not all people are a fan of the mayonnaise taste.
24. Purple Cabbage curry
Image and recipe by Pavis kitchen
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 20 minutes
Servings: 4
Number of ingredients: 14
Key Ingredients: Purple Cabbage, coconut, turmeric powder, oil, chana dal, urad dal, curry leaves
It is the stir-fry recipe for the South Indian-style purple cabbage recipe. It also goes by the name of purple cabbage poriyal. This recipe is a great side dish to serve with other Indian staples like rice, roti, and other curries. It has a great flavor, and you can also decide to put coconut in the recipe for extra flavor.
25. Braised Purple Cabbage
Image and recipe by veggie desserts
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings: 6
Number of ingredients: 10
Key Ingredients: Purple Cabbage, star anise, red wine, brown sugar, nutmeg, apples, onions, red wine vinegar
The perfect dance of ingredients like apples and spices, along with the purple cabbage, makes for a delicious side dish that can grace your dining table at any time. The recipe is vegan, gluten-free, quick, and easy to make but feels like a side prepared by a very dedicated cook. It can be kept in the fridge for up to 7 days and will last you the whole holiday season if made in advance.
26. Roasted Purple Cabbage
Image and Recipe by cookie and kate
Prep time: 5 minutes
Cook time: 20 minutes
Servings: 2-4
Number of ingredients: 3
Key Ingredients: Purple Cabbage, olive oil, salt
A highly versatile ingredient for side dishes, purple cabbage tastes great in the caramelized, roasted form.
This can be made once and then frozen for days to enjoy. It can be served with quesadillas, sandwiches, and other meals to add some extra crunch.
27. Purple Cabbage Steaks
Image and Recipe by closed-loop cooking
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 40 minutes
Servings: 4
Number of ingredients: 13
Key Ingredients: Purple Cabbage, olive oil, chili oil, chimichurri, chickpeas, yeast, onion powder, garlic powder
In the mood for a very fancy meal but do not want to dish out money for very expensive ingredients? This fancy meal is not only inexpensive and fancy but also perfect for the vegan population that still wants to enjoy steak.
28. Purple Cabbage Soup with Potato
Image and recipe by Green bowl 2 soul
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 30 minutes
Servings: 5
Number of ingredients: 12
Key Ingredients: Purple Cabbage, potato, dill, olive oil, vegetable stock, almond milk, lime juice, red onion, garlic
In the list of healthy recipes, including purple cabbage, we have an interesting contender. This is also suitable for people on keto diets or looking for vegan options on their dining menu.
The cabbage is an inexpensive ingredient for the soup and is coupled with starchy potatoes to prepare a filling and creamy soup.
29. Purple Cabbage Glazed with Maple Syrup
Image and recipe by cooking NYTimes
Cook time: 45 minutes
Servings: 4-6
Number of ingredients: 7
Key Ingredients: Purple Cabbage, Bacon, onion, tart apple, maple syrup
This recipe originally found its place in a Times published in 1991. This was the signature preparation from a French chef, Mr. Yves Labbe. This dish is nut-free, gluten-free, and deliciously concocted with apples and maple syrup that tone down the bitterness of the Purple cabbage. Serve it traditionally with Red wine sauce to get the delicious flavor of the original recipe.
30. Spicy Asian Purple Cabbage Slaw
Image and recipe by Give-it-some-thyme
Prep time: 20 minutes
Servings: 6
Number of ingredients: 15
Key Ingredients: Purple Cabbage, vegetable oil, rice vinegar, sesame oil, honey, soy sauce, onions, jalapeno, cashews, carrot, poblano pepper
There are a variety of dishes in Asian cuisine that can be made with purple cabbage. This is special due to its coating in the special sesame and ginger dressing. It gives the slaw a spicy and tangy flavor which is different from other traditional sales made with mayonnaise. Add it to your tacos and burgers to get a spicy essence.
31. Bratwurst and Purple Cabbage
Image and recipe by stress baking
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 30 minutes
Servings: 4
Number of ingredients: 17
Key Ingredients: Purple Cabbage, Bratwurst Sausages, salt, pepper, yellow and orange bell pepper, cider vinegar, onion, olive oil, beer or lager
This beautiful recipe combines your saute skills with barbeque skills—a combination of Bratwurst sausages with crunchy purple cabbage and grilled vegetables. The Bratwurst sausages are beer-soaked, and what a dash of flavor it adds to the already amazing German recipe for Purple cabbage.
32. Crispy Garlic Air Fryer Cabbage
Image and recipe by running to the kitchen
Prep time: 5 minutes
Cook time: 20 minutes
Servings: 4
Number of ingredients: 5
Key Ingredients: Purple Cabbage, avocado oil cooking spray, garlic powder, onion powder, kosher salt
Many chefs swear by the formula of roasting and generously tossing with spices any vegetable that you don’t like and taste the results before you decide otherwise.
Purple Cabbage is generally on the hate list of most of the population but trying this tangy roasted purple cabbage recipe, might just change your mind.
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