Balkan Roasted Cabbage Steaks with White Beans and Paprika Garlic Oil 🥬✨

Description

Balkan Roasted Cabbage Steaks with White Beans and Paprika Garlic Oil are a warm fasting dish made with thick cabbage slices, creamy white beans, roasted onions, garlic, lemon, parsley, and glossy red paprika oil. The cabbage turns sweet and caramelized at the edges, the beans make it filling, and the paprika garlic oil gives the whole tray a deep Balkan aroma.
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Roasted cabbage, creamy white beans, garlic, lemon, parsley, and hot paprika oil turn a humble fasting tray into bold Balkan comfort. 🥬

Ingredients

• Roasted cabbage tray 🥬
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• 🥬 900 g white cabbage, cut into 4 thick steaks (1 medium head / 2 lb)
• 🫘 480 g cooked white beans, drained and rinsed (3 cups / 17 oz)
• 🧅 220 g onions, sliced into wedges (2 medium / 7.8 oz)
• 🧄 5 garlic cloves, thinly sliced (5 cloves / 0.8 oz)
• 🫒 45 ml olive oil (3 tbsp / 1.5 fl oz)
• 🍋 25 ml lemon juice (1 tbsp + 2 tsp / 0.85 fl oz)
• 🧂 8 g fine sea salt (1½ tsp / 0.28 oz)
• ⚫ 2 g black pepper (1 tsp / 0.07 oz)
• 🌿 2 g dried thyme or oregano (1 tsp / 0.07 oz)
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• Paprika garlic oil 🌶️
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• 🫒 45 ml olive oil (3 tbsp / 1.5 fl oz)
• 🧄 3 garlic cloves, finely grated (3 cloves / 0.5 oz)
• 🌶️ 6 g sweet paprika (2 tsp / 0.2 oz)
• 🌶️ 1 g hot paprika or chili flakes, optional (¼ tsp / 0.04 oz)
• 🍋 5 ml lemon juice (1 tsp / 0.17 fl oz)
• 🧂 1 small pinch fine sea salt
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• Fresh finish 🌿
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• 🌿 20 g fresh parsley, chopped (½ cup loose / 0.7 oz)
• 🍋 1 lemon, cut into wedges
• 🫒 10 ml olive oil for serving (2 tsp / 0.3 fl oz)
• 🌶️ Small pinch of sweet paprika

Preparation

1. 1️⃣ Cut the cabbage steaks 🥬
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3. Heat the oven to 220°C (425°F). Cut the cabbage through the core into 4 thick steaks, about 2.5 cm thick (1 in), so each slice holds together while roasting.
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5. 2️⃣ Season the tray ✨
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7. Place the cabbage steaks on a large lined baking tray. Add onion wedges around them. Brush everything with olive oil, lemon juice, salt, black pepper, and thyme.
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9. 3️⃣ Roast the cabbage 🔥
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11. Roast for 22 min, until the cabbage edges begin to brown and the onions soften. Carefully turn the cabbage steaks with a wide spatula.
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13. 4️⃣ Add beans and garlic 🫘
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15. Scatter white beans and sliced garlic around the cabbage. Drizzle with 15 ml olive oil (1 tbsp / 0.5 fl oz) if the tray looks dry. Roast for 13 min more, until the beans are hot and the cabbage is golden at the edges.
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17. 5️⃣ Make paprika garlic oil 🌶️
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19. Warm olive oil in a small pan over low heat for 1 min. Add grated garlic and cook for 30 sec. Remove from the heat, stir in sweet paprika, hot paprika if using, lemon juice, and salt. The oil should turn glossy red-orange.
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21. 6️⃣ Spoon over the tray 🫒
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23. Spoon the paprika garlic oil over the roasted cabbage and beans while everything is still hot. Let it soak into the edges for 3 min.
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25. 7️⃣ Finish fresh 🌿
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27. Add parsley, lemon wedges, a little extra olive oil, and a final pinch of paprika. Serve hot as a fasting main dish with bread, pickles, or a simple tomato salad.

Total Time

⏱ Prep: 12 min
🔥 Cook/Bake: 36 min
🛋 Rest: 3 min
⏰ Total: 51 min

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