Curtido (Salvadoran Pickled Slaw) recipe

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Ingredients

1 head cabbage, finely shredded
1 white onion, halved and sliced 1/4-inch thick
1 large carrot, grated
4 red bird's eye chile peppers, grated
1 ½ tablespoons salt, or to taste
3 cups boiling water
½ cup vinegar
1 tablespoon oregano

Nutrition Info

34.1 calories
carbohydrate: 7.8 g
cholesterol: : -
fat: 0.2 g
fiber: 3.3 g
protein: 1.6 g
saturatedFat: 0.1 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 1074.9 mg
sugar: 4.1 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Mix cabbage, onion, carrot, and chile peppers together in a large bowl. Sprinkle salt evenly on top. Cover with boiling water. Cool to room temperature, about 1 hour.

  2. Pour vinegar over cabbage mixture, add oregano. Mix together carefully.

  3. Cover and refrigerate until flavors combine, 8 hours to overnight.

Recipe Yield

10 servings

Recipe Note

This is a condiment served with almost any meal in El Salvador. It goes great with tamales and pupusas!

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