Recipe - Wilted Red Cabbage And Bell Pepper Slaw

One half cup Distilled white vinegar
One half cup Water
One fourth cup Sugar
Three fourths teaspoon Salt
One half teaspoon Dijon mustard
3 tablespoon Olive oil
1 tablespoon Mustard seeds
One half Head red cabbage; shredded
(about 3
; cups)
2 Red or yellow bell peppers;
cut into 1inch
; julienne strips

In a saucepan bring vinegar and water to a boil with sugar, salt, and
mustard and simmer, stirring occasionally, 3 minutes.

In a large heavy skillet heat oil over moderately high heat until hot but
not smoking. Add mustard seeds and saute until they begin to pop. Stir in
cabbage and saute, stirring, 1 minute. Add vinegar mixture and simmer
vegetables 1 minute.

Drain vegetables in a large fine sieve set over a saucepan and transfer
them to a bowl. Boil liquid over moderately high heat until reduced to
about 3 tablespoons and stir into vegetables. Chill slaw, covered, at least
1 hour or overnight.

Serves 4.

Gourmet June 1994

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