Pickled Napa Cabbage, Carrots, and Snow Peas Recipe

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Pickled Napa Cabbage, Carrots, and Snow Peas
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Ingredients:

  • 1/4 cup plus 2 tbsp sugar
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp finely chopped garlic
  • 3 whole cloves
  • 5 medium carrots , cut into 3- by 1/8-inch matchsticks
  • 3/4 lb snow peas, trimmed and strings discarded
  • 1 1/4 lb napa cabbage , leaves halved lengthwise, then cut crosswise into 1/4-inch strips

Directions:

  1. Bring vinegar, sugar, ginger, salt, garlic, and cloves to a boil in a small saucepan, stirring until sugar is dissolved, then remove from heat and let steep, uncovered, 30 minutes. Discard cloves.
  2. While pickling liquid steeps, blanch carrots in a 6- to 8-quart pot of boiling salted water 30 seconds, then transfer with a large slotted spoon to a bowl of ice and cold water to stop cooking. Lift out carrots with slotted spoon and drain in a colander. Transfer to paper towels and pat dry.
  3. Blanch snow peas in same pot of boiling water 30 seconds, then transfer to ice water, drain, and pat dry in same manner. Cut each snow pea lengthwise into 4 strips.
  4. Blanch cabbage in same pot of boiling water 5 seconds, then transfer to ice water, drain, and pat dry.
  5. Just before serving, toss vegetables with pickling liquid and chile in a large bowl.
  6. Cooks' notes: •Pickling liquid can be made 1 day ahead and chilled, covered. •Vegetables can be blanched 1 day ahead and chilled separately in sealed plastic bags lined with paper towels.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 54.1 Kcal (227 kJ)
Calories from fat 0.4 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0.04g 0%
Sodium 617.77mg 26%
Potassium 198.48mg 4%
Total Carbs 11.85g 4%
Sugars 6.26g 25%
Dietary Fiber 2.18g 9%
Protein 2.03g 4%
Vitamin C 4.7mg 8%
Vitamin A 0.4mg 13%
Iron 0.8mg 4%
Calcium 34.2mg 3%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 31.27 Kcal (131 kJ)
Calories from fat 0.23 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0.03g 0%
Sodium 357.01mg 26%
Potassium 114.7mg 4%
Total Carbs 6.85g 4%
Sugars 3.62g 25%
Dietary Fiber 1.26g 9%
Protein 1.17g 4%
Vitamin C 2.7mg 8%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 13%
Iron 0.4mg 4%
Calcium 19.8mg 3%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 0.6
    Points
  • 1
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • low calorie,
  • fat free,
  • saturated fat free,
  • cholesterol free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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