Cookbook:Curtido

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Curtido is a spicy cabbage slaw often served with pupusas.

Ingredients

• 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

Procedure

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