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Charred Roasted Cabbage with Skordalia

4-6 Servings

1¾ hours 35 minutes active

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This recipe is our re-creation of a small plate we enjoyed at Shaffa Bar in Tel Aviv. Cabbage wedges were roasted until deeply charred on the exterior and fork-tender inside, then paired with skordalia. The thick, creamy Greek dip is a puree of nuts, olive oil, garlic and lemon juice or vinegar, with a base of bread or cooked potatoes (we use bread, which keeps things simple, but make sure to use a rustic loaf rather than soft sandwich bread, and remove the crusts for a nicer-colored puree). We roast a whole head of garlic alongside the cabbage so the cloves turn creamy and sweet and easily blend into the skordalia. You will need foil to line the baking sheet to avoid sticking and also to cover the cabbage for roasting. If you don’t have 18-inch-wide foil, you will need to join two sheets of standard-width foil, folding or crimping the seam so steam will not escape. Serve as a first course, a light vegetarian main or as a side to grilled or roasted meats or fish.

4-6

Servings

Tip

Don’t undercook the cabbage. Keep it covered with foil until tender enough that a skewer easily slips in and out of each wedge. After the foil is removed, allow the cabbage to char deeply, and even blacken, in spots. This is essential for flavor.

1¾ hours

35 minutes active

Ingredients

  • 1½

    ounces rustic bread, trimmed of crust, cut into 1-inch cubes (1 cup)

  • ¼

    cup slivered almonds

Directions

Reviews
Jon S.
August 21, 2026
Great August CSA Recipe
I love a delicious yet basic recipe. We loved this. Only downside was, for me, in this quite specific scenario, 90ish minutes of the oven blasting away. Maybe my headline is wrong. . . .
Kathleen F.
April 27, 2026
Love the Char!
This was so delicious! Served it with leftover chicken kebabs. Didn’t have a whole head of garlic so I peeled what cloves I had and put them in a ramekin with 1/3 cup olive oil and roasted on the same tray as the cabbage. Then used that garlic infused oil to drizzle in with the sauce. It made up for not having a full head of garlic. Definitely making this again! Thank you for the recipe!
Dennis D.
September 22, 2025
Great sauce! Love roasted cabbage!
This was very good. Next time I will try Napa cabbage instead - I like the flavor better when roasted - checking tenderness as I go as it will likely soften sooner
Caity L.
July 29, 2025
Better than expected
The cabbage cooked faster than expected when I used my oven’s roast convection setting. Didn’t need the extra 15 minutes to char. I used the heel of a whole wheat sourdough loaf for the skordalia. Next time I will use a chunk of bread with less crust for a creamier sauce.

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