Mexican slaw

Tam West

This recipe is a simple version of the traditional "cortido" — a Salvadoran cabbage salad which is actually fermented. If you have a little more time, then this slaw left in the fridge for a week or two turns into something quite magnificent, a true cortido. Try it with the popular Mexican slow-cooked pork dish, Puerco pibil.

Ingredients

½ head	Cabbages, core removed and finely sliced (Main)
1 small	Red onion, finely sliced
1	Carrot, grated
½	Red chillies, seeds removed, finely diced
¼ cup	White wine vinegar
2 tsp	Sugar
2 tsp	Salt
1 Tbsp	Lime juice

Directions

Mix all ingredients together.

More of Geoff's Mexican dishes for casual cook-ups for friends

• Barbecue chilli chicken
• Tacos dorados
• Guacamole
• Handmade flour tortillas
• Mango cucumber salsa
• Char-grilled prawns
• Radish and celery pickles
• Tomato sherry salsa