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Crunchy Red Cabbage Salad with Apple Cider Vinegar Dressing

Crunchy red cabbage salad with red bell peppers and onions tossed in a simple apple cider vinegar, lemon juice, and olive oil dressing. An easy make-ahead side dish perfect for cookouts, potlucks, and weeknight dinners.
Course Salad
Cuisine Polish
Diet Vegetarian
Keyword crunchy vegetable salad, make ahead cabbage salad, red cabbage salad, red cabbage slaw, vinegar-based cabbage salad
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 0 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings 8
Author Pamela Reed

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup white sugar
  • 1/4 cup yellow onion sliced thin
  • 1 tablespoon celery salt
  • 1 large head red cabbage sliced thin
  • 1 medium red bell pepper sliced thin
  • 1/3 cup apple cider vinegar
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • black pepper to taste
  • 1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese optional

Instructions

  • Add sugar, onion and celery salt to a large bowl. Stir. Put in refrigerator and let sit for 1 hour.
  • Add cabbage and red pepper to the sugar mixture. Stir. Pour in apple cider vinegar, olive oil, lemon juice and onion powder and mix so everything is combined. Season with black pepper to taste.
  • Sprinkle blue cheese on top (optional but recommended). Serve and enjoy!

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