Cookbook:Curtido (Spicy Cabbage Slaw)

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Curtido is a spicy cabbage slaw often served with pupusas.

• Chopped cabbage
• 1 medium onion, sliced
• Carrot, finely shredded
• Cooked green beans, not too soft (optional)
• Beets (optional)
• Grated horseradish (optional)
• Red pepper, finely chopped (optional)
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• Vinegar or lime juice to taste
• Water, to taste
• Salt to taste

1. Quickly swirl the cabbage in a pot of boiling water, then drain.
2. Combine all the ingredients in a glass or plastic container, and mix with a wooden spoon (never metal).
3. Put the container in the refrigerator, and let it rest for a week so that the ingredients pickle.