Torshi-e Kalam (Pickled Cabbage and Dill)

These spicy cabbage pickles offset the richness of roasted meat. This recipe first appeared in our March 2012 issue, with Anissa Helou's story The Land of Bread and Spice.

  • Serves

    makes 4 Cups

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp. kosher salt
  • 1 tsp. crushed red chile flakes
  • 1 clove garlic, lightly crushed
  • ½ green cabbage, cored, shredded
  • ½ bunches dill, roughly chopped
  • 3 cups apple cider vinegar

Instructions

Step 1

Toss together salt, chile, garlic, cabbage, and dill in a 1-qt. glass jar; and top with vinegar. Seal tightly; let sit for 2 weeks before serving.
  1. Toss together salt, chile, garlic, cabbage, and dill in a 1-qt. glass jar; and top with vinegar. Seal tightly; let sit for 2 weeks before serving.
Recipes

Torshi-e Kalam (Pickled Cabbage and Dill)

  • Serves

    makes 4 Cups

TODD COLEMAN

These spicy cabbage pickles offset the richness of roasted meat. This recipe first appeared in our March 2012 issue, with Anissa Helou's story The Land of Bread and Spice.

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp. kosher salt
  • 1 tsp. crushed red chile flakes
  • 1 clove garlic, lightly crushed
  • ½ green cabbage, cored, shredded
  • ½ bunches dill, roughly chopped
  • 3 cups apple cider vinegar

Instructions

Step 1

Toss together salt, chile, garlic, cabbage, and dill in a 1-qt. glass jar; and top with vinegar. Seal tightly; let sit for 2 weeks before serving.
  1. Toss together salt, chile, garlic, cabbage, and dill in a 1-qt. glass jar; and top with vinegar. Seal tightly; let sit for 2 weeks before serving.

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