This flavorful dish is packed with anti-cancer nutrients called anthocyanins and is a wonderful accompaniment to roast pork, duckling, chicken and turkey.

Time to table: 45 minutes

Serves: 8

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Excellent source of vitamin C and vitamin B-12

Good source of vitamin B-6

Ingredients*

1 medium head red cabbage, thinly sliced

¾ cup chopped red onion or sweet white onion (about 1 medium onion)

6 oz. nitrate-free bacon, diced

2 T. grapeseed oil

1/4 tsp. sea salt

1/4 tsp. pepper

1 T. apple cider vinegar

Natural sweetener such as stevia or erythritol, to taste (optional)

*Choose organic ingredients for optimal nutrition.

Preparation

In large skillet, sauté bacon in the grapeseed oil until it begins to brown. Add the onions and continue cooking until bacon is crisp and onions are soft and slightly caramelized. Add the red cabbage and continue cooking until cabbage wilts and is tender. The cooking time at this point is determined by how you like your vegetables. If you prefer your vegetables crisp-tender, cook them for only about 10 minutes. I like this dish a little more well-done so I cook the cabbage mixture about 20 to 30 minutes or until wilted and very tender. Then add the apple cider vinegar, sweetener (if desired), salt and pepper, and cook for 5 more minutes to blend flavors.

Again, you can determine the sweetness of this dish based on your preference. Red cabbage has plenty of sweetness for my liking, so I don’t usually add any sweetener. You may want to taste the dish at completion and adjust the seasonings accordingly.

Nutrition

125 calories, 5 g protein, 9 g carbohydrates, 9 g fat, 3 g saturated fat, 1 g monounsaturated fat, 2.5 g polyunsaturated fat, 15 mg cholesterol, 5 g sugar, 2 g fiber, 40 IU vitamin A, .33 mg niacin, .34 mg pantothenic acid, .23 mg vitamin B-6, 22 mcg folate, 2.05 mcg vitamin B-12, 60 mg vitamin C, 55 mg calcium, .1 mg copper, .54 mg iron, 17 mg magnesium, .19 mg manganese, 235 mg potassium, .94 mg selenium, 310 mg sodium, .24 mg zinc

Recipe from the kitchen of Marta Graham, RD, LD (LMI dietitian).

[Ed. Note: Laura B. LaValle, RD, LD is presently the director of dietetics nutrition at LaValle Metabolic Institute. Laura and her husband, Jim LaValle, R.Ph, CCN, ND have developed the powerful and life-changing Metabolic Code Diet - containing step-by-step, easy to follow recommendations for harnessing optimal metabolic energy and turning your body's chemical make up into a fat-burning furnace. To learn more click here now.]

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