Tip any dressing variety into cabbage entrées, initially (6)
I believe the answer is:
advice
'tip' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'any dressing variety into cabbage entrees initially' is the wordplay.
'initially' says to take the initial letters.
The first letters of 'any dressing variety into cabbage entrees' is 'ADVICE'.
(Other definitions for advice that I've seen before include "Opinion given about what to do" , "What lawyer offers" , "'Counsel, guidance (6)'" , "Proposal for an appropriate course of action" , "Counsel given" .)