Name: Barbecued cabbage with bush tomato butter & macadamias
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Ingredients: 100g (3oz) butter, at room temperature; 1 small clove garlic, crushed; 2 tablespoons ground bush tomato; ½ cup (70g) dry-roasted macadamias, chopped coarsely; 1 large sugarloaf cabbage (1.2kg), cut into 7cm wedges; 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil

Barbecued cabbage with bush tomato butter & macadamias

Fire up the barbie for this stunning vegetable dish. Serve it as part of a barbecue dinner spread.

Slices of barbecued sugarloaf cabbage with bush tomato butter on a board

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Prep

15M

Cook

10M

Total

25M

Ingredients

100g (3oz) butter, at room temperature

1 small clove garlic, crushed

2 tablespoons ground bush tomato

½ cup (70g) dry-roasted macadamias, chopped coarsely

1 large sugarloaf cabbage (1.2kg), cut into 7cm wedges

1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil

Method

Combine butter, garlic and half the bush tomato in a small bowl; season. Combine macadamias and remaining bush tomato in another small bowl; season to taste.

Heat a barbecue (or grill plate or pan) to high heat. Drizzle cabbage with olive oil. Cook for 5 minutes on each side or until tender and charred. Transfer to a chopping board; brush with bush tomato butter.

Arrange cabbage wedges on a serving platter; sprinkle with macadamia mixture. Serve cabbage hot with any remaining butter.

You could use baby sugarloaf cabbage in this recipe; it is also known as bambino sweet baby cabbage.
Test Kitchen tip

What is bush tomato?

Bush tomato is a native Australian fruit and has a wonderful herbaceous tomato flavour. It is available in whole and ground form from specialty grocers, gourmet food stores and online. If you prefer, you can flavour your butter with other herbs such as thyme.

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