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Shaved Cabbage Salad with Smoked Sausage

This smoked sausage salad is delicious! Refreshing and crunchy cabbage slaw with red onion, red pepper and carrots, drizzled in a perfect vinaigrette. It's topped with seared smoked sausage rounds for the ultimate flavor pop!

Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
35 mins
Servings: 4
Course: Salad
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 1 small head of cabbage, grated (about 4 to 5 cups)
  • 2 carrots, peeled and grated
  • 1 red bell pepper, grated
  • ½ red onion, grated
  • 14 ounce package smoked sausage
  • 1 tablespoons olive oil
  • kosher salt and pepper
  • smoked paprika and garlic powder
dressing
  • ¼ cup apple cider vinegar
  • 2 garlic cloves, finely minced or pressed
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
  • 1 pinch crushed red pepper flakes
  • kosher salt and pepper
  • ⅓ cup extra virgin olive oil

Instructions

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  1. Place the grated cabbage in a large bowl. Top with the carrots, peppers and red onion.
  2. Slice the sausage into rounds. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Sprinkle the sausage all over with smoked paprika and garlic powder, as well as a small pinch of salt and pepper.
  3. Add the sausage to the skillet and sear on both sides, about 3 to 4 minutes a side. You want the sausage to have golden crisp edges and be warmed through.
  4. Drizzle the dressing on the cabbage mixture and add a pinch of salt and pepper. Toss the mixture together.
  5. Serve the cabbage salad with the sausage on top!
dressing
  1. Whisk together the vinegar, garlic, honey, dijon, pepper flakes and a big pinch of salt and pepper. Whisk in the olive oil until the dressing is emulsified.