What to do with cabbage?

For certain, it's one food item I'm not likely to grow in my container garden. We're simply not huge cabbage fans. This time of year, however, it can be an extremely frugal food, and it's loaded with fiber and a few other good for ya' things. Sometimes I just sprinkle it with a little sugar and steam it. Sometimes I will disguise it, shredded extremely thin with a mandoline and toss it into fried rice. I prefer it raw, so I make this:

Chinese Cabbage & Noodle Salad

1/2 head of cabbage, shredded thin like slaw
1 package ramen noodles (just the hard noodles)
1/2 cup sunflower seeds
green onions. sliced thin, if desired

1/4 cup oil
1 tablespoon sugar
sprinkle of seasoned salt
2 tablespoons of soy sauce
1.5 tablespoons of vinegar
salt and pepper to taste


Shred cabbage. Break up ramen noodles into the shredded cabbage. Add sunflower seeds. Combine oil, sugar, soy sauce, seasoning salt, vinegar, salt and pepper in a separate bowl. Mix with cabbage mixture and refrigerate.