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Basic Coleslaw

2011 August 3
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by admin

Every summer my husband gets a wild hare and decides he needs to track down the perfect coleslaw recipe.  He’ll come home from the grocery store with all the ingredients, use Google to track down some unreliable recipe, make a mess of the kitchen, and create a subpar slaw.

This year I decided to take all the guesswork out of this mess, use one of my favorite recipe sources as a starting point, and make a coleslaw I knew my husband would love.  It is lower in fat than traditional creamy coleslaws and doesn’t drip with cabbage-y water all over your plate.

For a great Asian slaw, click here.

Basic Coleslaw (adapted from Cook’s Illustrated via The Way the Cookie Crumbles)

Ingredients

½ cabbage, sliced thinly
¼ cup minced white onion
¼ teaspoon table salt
1 teaspoon cider vinegar
½ teaspoon sugar
½ teaspoon Dijon mustard
1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 carrots, shredded
2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley leaves
8 ounces plain Greek yogurt
2 tablespoons mayonnaise (optional)

Instructions

  1. In a large colander, stir together salt and cabbage. Let sit for 15 or so minutes, patting dry after liquid had sweated out.
  2. Add in remaining chopped vegetables and transfer to a large bowl.
  3. In a separate bowl, stir together sugar, vinegar, mustard, pepper, yogurt, and mayonnaise (if using).
  4. Pour over vegetables and mix to combine.

Preparation time: 20 minute(s)

Cooking time: 2 minute(s)

 

 

from → Salads, side dish, vegetables

  • Kaytorade

    I tend to make my coleslaw without any mayo at all. I’ll have to try the greek yogurt idea.

  • http://eatrunbrit.com/ Brit

    That sounds perfect! I love that you used Greek yogurt instead of mayo and I especially love the promise of no “cabbage water” pooling on my plate.

  • krissy@daintychef

    I like the idea of Greek yogurt instead of mayo. This will accompany my hubby’s Carolina pulled pork perfectly!

  • http://www.crumblycookie.net Bridget

    You and I are just trading cabbage recipes this week, aren’t we?  I’m glad this worked out for you, and I hope it lived up to the Omnivore’s coleslaw standards!