Sunday, September 2, 2012

Homemade Coleslaw

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Good coleslaw is so yummy. It’s a perfect companion to a sandwich, has it’s own place of honor with fish, and needs to be present at a barbecue. I was going to break down and buy some at the store….until I almost choked at the price. It’s made of cabbage, green cabbage, not gold, and cabbage is cheap, like 35 cents a pound. So, with my mathematical brain, I figured it would be much cheaper to buy a cabbage and use part of it for coleslaw and the other part for stuffed cabbage. One make-ahead supper in the freezer and one yummy side dish. Here’s the coleslaw recipe:

You need 1 medium head of cabbage (about 2-3 pounds)

1/3 cup of apple cider vinegar

1 cup mayonnaise

1/4 cup of dried cranberries (Craisins)

1/4 cup slivered almonds

 

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Rinse the cabbage under cold, running water. Let drain. Chop the cabbage fine. You can use a food processor if you’d like, just be careful not to let it chop too fine and create a paste.

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The cabbage should look like this:

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Add the dried cranberries. DSC_0686

DSC_0687Then add the nuts.

Mix the vinegar and mayonnaise together.

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Add the dressing to the cabbage mixture. Voila! That’s it. Let it set in the refrigerator overnight for the flavors to meld together.

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Note: you can substitute raisins for the dried cranberries. The dried cranberries are sold in the store as Craisins from the Ocean Spray company.

For a sweeter coleslaw add sugar, Splenda, or honey to the vinegar/mayonnaise mixture.

You can use other nuts if you don’t have almonds on hand. I used walnuts this time.

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