Alice Zaslavsky’s one-pot ‘unrolled’ cabbage rolls recipe – and other ways to use a whole head

Alice Zaslavsky’s unrolled cabbage rolls is a shortcut version of the traditional dish that skimps on time – but not flavour. Styling: Kirsten Jenkins. Photograph: Eugene Hyland/The Guardian

A cabbage head is the Hydra of veg – no matter how much you use, it seems like more head is always growing.

But that same quality gives the vegetable exponential potential, especially now while grocery shelves are cabbage-rich, and wallets less so.