Day 17 of Whole30 Days: Garlic Rubbed Roasted Cabbage

Hi everyone!  

You should be starting to fill a spike in energy around this time of the Whole30.  Keep looking for recipe ideas.  This is critical for two reasons: 1) you don't want to get bored with what you are eating and revert back to old habits in this last stretch, and 2) you want to be able to maintain some of the good habits you've started building here!  

A friend mentioned cabbage soup yesterday.  I'm not a fan of cabbage soup, but I'll go digging for a really good recipe.  In the meantime, I found these Garlic Rubbed Roasted Cabbage Steaks from everydaymaven.com.  I love the name Every Day Maven!

Garlic Rubbed Roasted Cabbage Steaks
Ingredients

• 1 (approx 2lb) head of organic green cabbage, cut into 1" thick slices 1.5 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 to 3 large garlic cloves, smashed
• kosher salt 
• freshly ground black pepper
• spray olive oil OR non-stick cooking spray 

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 400F and spray a baking sheet with non-stick cooking spray. Pull outer leaf off cabbage (it's usually dirty and nasty looking), cut cabbage from top to bottom (bottom being root) into 1" thick slices. 
• Rub both sides of cabbage with smashed garlic. 
• Use a pastry brush to evenly spread the olive oil over both sides of the cabbage slices. 
• Finally, sprinkle each side with a bit of kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper. 
• Roast on the middle rack for 30 minutes. Carefully flip the cabbage steaks and roast for an additional 30 minutes until edges are brown and crispy. Serve hot and Enjoy!