Food Friday--Oven Roasted Cabbage

I admit it.  I like cabbage.  I like it sauteed with butter and garlic.  I like it roasted in the oven with olive oil and a sprinkle of salt.  I like it raw, shredded in salads.  Purple, green, I don't care.  I like it all.

My son tolerates cabbage, and will eat it if I make him, but he would rather not.  This cabbage though, he actually said was "...pretty good," which is high praise coming from him.

I am providing you with two similar cabbage recipes.  I made them both within a week of each other, and I couldn't decide which was better.  I hope you enjoy them both.

Oven Roasted Cabbage 2 ways

What you need
Version 1
1 head of green cabbage, cut into 1 inch thick rounds
Olive oil, for brushing onto the cabbage rounds
Salt for sprinkling onto cabbage rounds

OR
Version 2
1 head of green cabbage, cut into 1 inch thick rounds
Olive oil, for brushing onto the cabbage rounds
1 tablespoon maple syrup
1 teaspoon soy sauce
Salt for sprinkling onto cabbage rounds

What you do
Version 1
Preheat your oven to 400 degrees F.
Spray a large baking sheet (or two) with non-stick spray.
Remove the outer leaves from your cabbage, and then chop it into 1 inch thick rounds.  Brush both sides of your cabbage rounds lightly with olive oil and sprinkle with salt.
Arrange on your baking sheets and pop them into the oven for 30 minutes.
Remove from the oven and flip the cabbage over, then put back into the oven for another 20 -30 minutes, depending on how done you want your cabbage.
Enjoy warm from the oven.

Version 2
Preheat your oven to 400 degrees F.
Spray a large baking sheet (or two) with non-stick spray.
Remove the outer leaves from your cabbage, and then chop it into 1 inch thick rounds.  Brush both sides of your cabbage rounds lightly with olive oil and sprinkle with salt.
Arrange on your baking sheets and pop them into the oven for 30 minutes.  While that is baking, combine about a tablespoon of olive oil, the soy sauce and maple syrup in  a small bowl.
Remove from the oven, brush the top side with the soy sauce-maple syrup combination, then flip the cabbage over and brush that side, too, then put the cabbage back in the oven for another 20 minutes.

Enjoy warm from the oven.

My son prefers Version 2, my husband prefers Version 1, and I don't really have a preference, I like it both ways.

An unassuming green cabbage.

No, I can't eyeball an inch very well.

Roasted and slightly sweet.  YUM!

Gratuitous kitty toes.