Roast Cabbage Wedges with Carrot Sauce

Another dish with vegetable as sauce. The kids are not too fond of cabbage (except in egg rolls) usually, but seem to eat anything roasted. So this was a logical next step. And they really like carrot sauces, so here you go…

INGREDIENTS:

1 medium head cabbage, stem trimmed flush to base and cut into 8 or 10 1½ to 2 inch wedges, trimming the core so it is just large enough to hold each wedge intact

Neutral flavored oil such as grape seed or avocado oil, or light flavored olive oil, as needed

1 tablespoon fresh marjoram or oregano leaves, chopped, or 1 scant rosemary needles stripped from the branch

½ teaspoon garlic powder if you wish

Salt and pepper to taste

1-2 cups Simple Carrot Sauce (See recipe)

METHOD:

Heat the oven to 425°F.

While oven heats, cut up the cabbage. Rub cabbage all over-including the rounded outer part of the head, with oil. Make sure you get a good amount on all over. Season with salt and pepper and dust with garlic powder.

Place cabbage wedges onto the lightly buttered or oiled sheet pan, scatter with half the herbs, and roast until tender, but showing browned spots on the edges and flats. Flip halfway through roasting the cabbage wedges and scatter the rest of the herbs onto the cabbage. After 30 minutes total cooking time the cabbage should be done-cooked through, tender but still retaining a little crispness, and golden and charred along the edges and on the flat “sides” of the wedges.

When done, remove from the oven and transfer to plates or a platter and pour the sauce over the wedges. Enjoy!

Chef’s Notes: If you wish, you can try roasting the cabbage standing up. If you succeed in getting them to stand upright, follow the recipe, but they may get done faster. Be sure to check a little earlier. The roasting method will match up to many ideas- use a vinaigrette, broccoli “sauce”, Romesco sauce, fried capers, marinate in orange juice, use fennel as a seasoning, scatter with chives before serving, the ideas roll on.

Serves: 4

Source: Chef Andrew E Cohen