Slow Roasted Red Cabbage Steaks with Za’atar Butter

Slow Roasted Red Cabbage Steaks with Za’atar Butter

These slow roasted red cabbage steaks with za'atar butter are melt in your mouth tender with an undercurrent of caramelized herb flavor. Delicious as a starter or as a side, maybe part of a Mediterranean bowl.

Course Appetizer, Starter

Cuisine Balkan, Mediterranean, Middle Eastern

Keyword Cabbage, Purple Cabbage, Red Cabbage

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 1

Total Time 1 10

Servings

Ingredients

1 head red cabbage
4 tabespoons salted butter softened at room temperature - still solid but soft
3 tablespoons za'atar
salt to taste if needed

Instructions

Preheat oven to 170 °C / 340 °F.
Cut the cabbage in half through the core. Place the cut side down, then slice crosswise into 2–3 cm / ¾–1 in thick slabs, keeping the core attached so the slices hold together.
In a small bowl cream together the butter and za'atar.
Use your fingers or a pastry brush to spread the za'atar butter onto the cabbage steaks, making sure to get into the crevices.
Lay the cabbage steaks out on a baking sheet and put in oven uncovered.
Roast for 45 minutes to 1 hour until the steaks are softened and lightly golden.