Name: Lemony Cabbage with Mint
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 1 cup fresh lemon juice; 1/4 cup dried mint; 1 medium head of cabbage (about 1 1/2 lb.), halved, very thinly sliced; 2 tsp. kosher salt, plus more; 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil, plus more

Shredded cabbage salad in blue and white bowl on woven blue and white surface.

Photo by Michael Graydon & Nikole Herriott

When all the flavors meld, the dried mint blooms and transforms this dish into a refreshing slaw that pairs well with fatty cuts of meat.

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