Reinventing Cole Slaw
I’ve never been a big fan of coleslaw. It always seemed too sweet, too mayonnaisy. But I had half a head of green cabbage left (after cooking the other half with black eyed peas) and decided to try to find a slaw I might like.
This is a modification of the recipe I found to fit what I happened to have on hand. I also decided to substitute grated uncooked beets for the sugar the recipe called for after declaring war on refined sugar.
Gourmet Cole Slaw
1 cup olive oil (I used lemon olive oil)
1/2 cup red wine vinegar (I used Balsamic)
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
1 teaspoon chopped shallots
1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon dry oregano
Salt and pepper
1/2 head green cabbage, julienned
2 small red beets, shredded
2 carrots, peeled and shredded
6-8 miniature multi-color peppers, sliced
1 green onion, green part only, cut into 1-inch lengths
Combine all ingredients down through “salt and pepper” in a quart jar and shake to mix the dressing. Mix all vegetables in a large bowl. Pour the vinaigrette over the vegetables. Toss and chill until ready to serve.
I much prefer the tangy vinegary taste of this slaw to the sweet stuff I grew up with in the South. Besides it's pretty on the plate. I’d definitely make it again.
posted by Barbara at 1:56 PM
7 Comments:
I've never liked cole slaw either, Ill have to try this some time!
Your cole slaw sounds wonderful. I will try it. I do not like mayonaisse-y salads. Gaggy. So have never been a fan of traditional cole slaw either. I make it with a dressing of seasoned rice vinegar, oil, salt, pepper, a little sugar and a couple big splurts of sesame oil, then sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds.
Oh, ps. I am off refined sugar as well and often use a little Splenda in my vinegar dressing instead of the sugar.
I'll have to try this -- it's beautiful and the ingredients sound just right.( I've always hated mayo unless it was used VERY VERY sparingly. ) I use Stevia a lot instead of sugar, a tiny bit goes a long way.
I like mustard and have used it to replace mayo in many things, also horseradish and wasabi mixed with a tiny bit of Nayonaise (non mayo stuff ~ less greasy)
Delicious sounding! I happen to like a mayo slaw but also like the vinegary kind. The beets are a nice touch rather than red cabbage and would add the sweetness. This is definitely a keeper!
this sounds yummy! though i'm partial to sweet AND tart together. i need to eat more vegies. this would definitely appeal to me. maybe not the mulettes. but they're young. there's room for change!
xxx
rdm
Yum. I love coleslaw of any variety and this sounds totally delicious.
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