Recipe facts
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Whole Time
2 hours, plus soaking the rye berries for on the least 8 hours
Ingredients
1 cup rye berries
1 gigantic head inexperienced cabbage (about 2 pounds)
2 tablespoons salt
1/2 pound thick-minimize deli pastrami, minimize into 1/4-trail cube
1/2 pound thick-minimize Swiss cheese, diced to envision the pastrami
6 tablespoons mayonnaise (traditional, low-full, light, or full-free)
2 tablespoons pickle indulge in
1 tablespoon ketchup
3 tablespoons cider vinegar
Preparation
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Step 1
1. Soak the rye berries in a large bowl of cool water for on the least 8 and up to 16 hours. Drain the rye berries in a handsome-mesh sieve or miniature-holed colander recount within the sink. Pour the rye berries into a huge saucepan, conceal with water by loads of inches, and raise to a boil over high warmth. Minimize the warmth to low and simmer till smooth, about 1 hour Quarter-hour. Drain all any other time in that sieve or colander, then slither under cool water to quit the cooking. Drain completely.
Step 2
2. Slash the cabbage head in half of. Lower out the thick, pyramidal core on the corrupt of every half of. Space the halves minimize facet down on the cutting board; possess thin slices parallel to the core’s recurring level up within the coronary heart of the cabbage. Separate the shreds from every other and toss them in a huge bowl with the salt. Space apart at room temperature for half-hour.
Step 3
3. Rinse the cabbage to bring collectively rid of the excess salt, then squeeze it by handfuls to perceive away any excess water. Dump these handfuls into a huge serving bowl as you tear. Pour within the cooked rye berries, diced pastrami, and cheese. Toss smartly.
Step 4
4. Mosey the mayonnaise, pickle indulge in, and ketchup in a miniature bowl; run within the vinegar. Pour this dressing onto the salad and toss it up.
Cooks’ Display
Create forward:
Retailer, covered, within the fridge for up to just a few days.
Build time:
Utilize 2 2/3 cups cooked rye berries and omit soaking and cooking the raw grains.
CHEF IT UP!
•Flee the minimize cabbage halves down a mandoline with a 1/8-trail blade to possess completely thin strips. Utilize the safety guard to give protection to your fingers.
TESTERS’ NOTES
•Factor in this the traditional Reuben sandwich in a bowl—or a terrifying between that sandwich and coleslaw.
•For the finest results, aquire the meat and cheese in single, thick slabs from the deli counter, then cube them at home, in preference to looking out out for to work with flimsy, paper-thin slices.
Reprinted from Grain Mains: 101 Beautiful and Pleasant Whole Grain Recipes for Each Meal of the Day by Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough. Copyright © 2012 by Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough. Photos by Tina Rupp. Printed by Rodale, Inc.
