Savoy cabbage
Savoy cabbage has crinkled, blistered green leaves, with outer leaves curling away from the inner head.
- Leaf texture
- Crinkled and blistered
- Head structure
- Inner head with outward-curling outer leaves
Try it in the kitchen
Use the large cooked leaves for Lombard meat rolls. For a different filling, use cooked savoy leaves for rolls filled with cooked lentils and rice, then bake them with a little tomato sauce.
Cook with it
Look for the crinkled leaf
Look for the crinkled, blistered leaf that distinguishes savoy cabbage from smooth-leaved headed cabbage. Choose larger leaves if you plan to make rolls, so the leaf’s form serves the dish.
