Salad from Constantinopolis - (Politiki salata)

NOTES
Preparation time:Approximately 2 hours. Salad ingredients are soaked into vinegar and water for an hour.
Greek : Πολίτικη σαλάτα
Serves / Yields : 4 persons
Season:Autumn,Winter
Region : Istanbul

INGREDIENTS

• 1/2 kg cabbage, shredded
• 1 long red pepper (like the Greek peppers from Florina), cut in long stripes
• 3 celery sticks, thinly cut
• 2 garlic cloves, thinly cut
• 1 spoon parsley
• 1 cup brown vinegar
• olive oil
• Salt

METHOD 
Mix cabbage, pepper, celery, garlic and parsley in a bowl and salt them. Place the bowl for one hour into the fridge. Mix vinegar with equal portion of water. Stir well and pour over the salad. Let the salad for one more hour into the fridge and then strain it and pour over some olive oil. Salad is ready!

Source: Greek-recipe.com