Roasted Cabbage with Bacon, Raisins, and Garlic is a simple, delicious dish that pairs well with main courses. Quartered cabbage is coated in olive oil, sea salt and freshly ground pepper is roasted in the oven until caramelized and tender. It’s served with its sweet savory sauce of garlic, raisins, capers, and Greek gruyere and hazelnuts. Roasted cabbage is an ideal side dish for a roast, steak, or vegetarian entree. Enjoy!
If you love this Roasted Cabbage, you will also love these Roasted Cauliflower Steaks, Tomato Confit or Arakas – Greek Sweet Peas With Dill!
Why this recipe sings
There are several reasons to enjoy our roasted cabbage recipe. Roasting in a hot oven caramelizes the natural sugars in the cabbage, giving it a slightly sweet and nutty flavor. The cabbage develops a crispy texture on the outside while still keeping it tender on the inside. The sauce accompanying the dish is simple yet delivers maximum flavor. It is a white wine vinegar reduction with garlic, raisins and capers. Grated Graviera cheese (Greek Gruyere) is the finishing touch. This roasted cabbage recipe is terrific next to a roast, steak, or meatloaf.
Here is what you need
- A head cabbage. Cut into 6 to 8 wedges.
- Extra-virgin olive oil.
- Sea salt and freshly ground pepper.
For the sauce
- Thick-cut bacon or pancetta.
- Garlic.
- Raisins.
- Capers.
- Sugar.
- White wine vinegar.
- Butter.
For serving
- Graviera cheese. This cheese is the Greek Gruyère. A few Greek regions have a variety of graviera. Cretan graviera is my favorite, with its sweet and mild flavor.
- Hazelnuts. They can be toasted.
- Fresh thyme leaves.
How to make our roasted cabbage recipe
Preheat the oven to 260°C / 500ºF.
Cut the cabbage into 6 to 8 wedges.
- Arrange cabbage wedges on a baking sheet in a single layer. Brush each wedge with a teaspoon of olive oil on both sides, then season with sea salt and freshly ground pepper.
- Roast cabbage wedges until they are lightly golden, about 10-15 minutes. Flip them and continue roasting until they are tender and caramelized, for another 10 minutes.
While cabbage roasts make the sauce.
Place a skillet over medium-high heat. Add the bacon and cook until it starts to caramelize. Add the raisins and capers. Stir and cook for a couple of more minutes. Add the sugar and stir.
Add the white wine vinegar. After a couple of stirs, add the butter, stir, and let the sauce caramelize for a minute.
Remove from heat and pour sauce over the roasted cabbage.
Shred some graviera cheese all over, sprinkle hazelnuts and a couple of thyme leaves, and serve.
What to serve with this roasted cabbage?
This roasted cabbage recipe is terrific right out of the oven and at room temperature. I love serving it with my classic lemon chicken or delicious pork steaks. It is a great side dish to enjoy for the holiday season alongside our delectable turkey thighs and Christmas pork roast.
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Roasted Cabbage with Raisins, Capers and Garlic
Ingredients
- 1 cabbage
- extra virgin olive oil
- sea salt
- freshly ground pepper
For the sauce
- ⅓ cup thick-cut bacon. cut into stripes. Substitute with pancetta
- 3 garlic cloves sliced
- ¼ cup capers
- 2 tablespoons raisins
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar heaped
- ¼ cup white wine vinegar
- ½ cup butter
For serving
- ¼ cup graviera cheese or gruyere cheese, grated
- ¼ cup hazelnuts roughly chopped
- 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 260°C / 500ºF.
- Cut the cabbage into 6 to 8 wedges
- Brush each wedge with a teaspoon of olive oil on both sides, then season with sea salt and freshly ground pepper. Arrange cabbage wedges on a baking sheet in a single layer. Roast cabbage wedges until they are lightly golden, about 10-15 minutes. Flip them and continue roasting until they are tender and caramelized, for another 10 minutes.
Make the sauce
- Place a skillet over medium-high heat. Add the bacon and cook until it starts to caramelize. Add the raisins and capers, and garlic. Stir and cook for a couple of more minutes. Add the sugar and stir.
- Add the white wine vinegar. After a couple of stirs, add the butter, stir and let sauce caramelize for a minute.
- Remove from heat and pour sauce over the roasted cabbage. Shred some graviera cheese, sprinkle crushed hazelnuts and a couple of thyme leaves, and serve.
Notes
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Hi Jenny!
Plan on making this recipe tonight. What is the quantity of white wine vinegar? Also, when are you supposed to put the garlic in?
Thanks bunches, your Florida friend, Donna
Hi Donna! Hope all is well
Thank you for noticing, this is a brand new recipe and some things were missing from the recipe card. It is fixed now. It is a quarter cup white wine vinegar. The garlic goes in after the bacon, with the capers and raisins.
Sorry I missed your comment, our 7 hour difference didn’t help at all.
Thanks so much for checking out this recipe! x Jenny
This roasted cabbage is so delicious – the cabbage comes out cooked to perfection, but it is the sauce that makes it next level good. The bacon and capers – SO good!
Thanks so much Alexandra! x Jenny
This roasted cabbage was amazing! So flavorful. We loved it and I can’t wait to make it again. Thank you.
This recipe for a cabbage preparation is so unique. The sauce recipe is so delicious. I love your presentation with the yummy topping of Bacon, Hazelnuts and cheese.
I am so excited to try this recipe!! I always buy too much cabbage and don’t know what to do with it. Well, now I know what I will be doing next time! Bookmarked! Thanks for sharing 🙂
While I really like simple roasted cabbage, this recipe has that amazing sauce that really elevates the flavor.
This sounds so good! It’s such a comfort food recipe that is perfect as a main or a side dish! I love that the cabbage is roasted too! So much flavor!
This is a really delicious way to serve up cabbage. I love roasted cabbage and we usually serve it for the holidays…it’s a wonderful side vegetable. Will be trying this next!
My husband made this cabbage and it was so good! I never would have picked it out to make myself, but I’m so glad he did. It was a hit!
Your roasted cabbage was a big hit with my family. They all want to know when I’m going to make it again.
This cabbage with bacon, raisins, and garlic is definitely tasty, delicious, and full of flavor. Love the combination of flavors included in this recipe.