Cole Slaw

Cole Slaw
  • 10
  • 20 minutes
  • 1 hour

Ingredients

  • 1 small head green cabbage and 1 small head purple cabbage (8-10 cups)
  • 1 large carrot, peeled and finely shredded (hand-squeeze out any excess moisture completely)
  • 2 -4 green onions (or to taste)
  • 2 teaspoons celery seeds (optional, or to taste)
  • DRESSING
  • 1 cup mayonnaise (Hellman’s is best, do not use salad dressing)
  • 1⁄3 cup milk (light cream even better)
  • 1⁄3 cup buttermilk
  • 2-3 tablespoons white vinegar
  • 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice (use fresh only not bottled)
  • 1⁄3 cup white sugar, plus
  • 2 tablespoons white sugar
  • 1⁄2-1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon seasoning salt (or to taste) or 1 teaspoon white salt (or to taste)
  • 1⁄2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper (or to taste)

Directions

  1. In a food processor chop the cabbage into small pieces (should look like about the size of confetti) or shred the cabbage.
  2. Transfer to a large mixing bowl.
  3. With a fine shredder, shred the peeled carrots; add to the cabbage in the bowl.
  4. Chop the green onion finely; add to the cabbage/carrot mixture along with the celery seed.
  5. Mix the three veggies all together with a wooden spoon.
  6. To make the dressing: in a medium glass bowl whisk together all the dressing ingredients starting with the lower amounts then adding in and adjusting to suit taste but using 1/3 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar.
  7. Pour over the veggies in the bowl, and mix well to combine.
  8. Store covered in the refrigerator for at least 8 hours or overnight (overnight is better) to blend flavors

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