Cabbage

Serve this zesty salad alongside grilled chili-rubbed chicken or steak, or grilled fish tacos.

To make things even easier, use a cabbage slaw mix. Serve with: Deli rice salad.

Braising the cabbage in cider gives it a light but distinct apple flavor.

Grated roasted beets lend interest here.

Begin making the coleslaw two days ahead and the whitefish one day ahead. Pour a Chardonnay or Pinot Noir with dinner.

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Try this with sausages or roast chicken.

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

Typical of hearty vegetable dishes of the Apulian region of Italy is this easy-to-make mixture of cabbage, onion and prosciutto.