Creamy & Crunchy Apple ColeSlaw

This Cole Slaw salad is made primarily of finely shredded raw cabbage, carrots, sweet peppers, apples and tossed with a mayo dressing. It’s creamy, crunchy, sweet, yet slightly tangy. The vinegar used in a traditional recipe is replaced with lemon juice and the apples add flavor and texture….and makes it a little bit more healthy.

When I think of coleslaw only one comes to mind. The coleslaw from the famous, fast food, fried chicken restaurant. Addicting. Unfortunately, my MSG sensitive body no longer tolerates fast food. I enjoy only a bite once or twice a year to satisfy my craving. Once you have had that famous fast food coleslaw, everything else wanes in comparison, and for that reason I have never truly enjoyed coleslaw anywhere else(until this recipe). I personally don’t like coleslaw too tangy and I don’t like white vinegar. If you like it very tangy and not sweet, don’t worry, this recipe is flexible.

Coleslaw is a great accompaniment to meats—bbq, grilled, broiled, baked, roasted or placed on sandwiches – burgers, hot dogs, paninis.

 

 

Creamy, Crunchy Apple Cole Slaw Recipe
Serves 6-8

Ingredients

4 – 6 cups cabbage, finely chopped or shredded (I combined green and red)

1 unpeeled red apple, cored, julienned or finely chopped, optional

1 unpeeled granny smith apple, cored, julienned or finely chopped, optional

DRESSING:

1 cup mayonnaise (or vegan option)

2 – 3 tbs brown sugar, or to taste

2 tablespoons lemon juice (or vinegar), or more to taste (juice of 1/2 large lemon)

2 tbs heavy cream

Salt and black pepper to taste

Makes 6-8 servings.

Directions

1. In a bowl, combine cabbage, apples, carrot, bell pepper and green onion. In a separate bowl, mix together mayo, brown sugar, lemon juice and heavy cream.
2. Pour dressing mixture over coleslaw and toss gently to coat. Add salt and pepper to taste. Cover and chill before serving.

Variations:-

Assemble the ingredients

Thinly slice cabbage using a knife

 

…….or use one of these very convenient thing-ah-mijiggys aka mandoline

Grate carrot

Finely chop bell pepper using food processor, knife or one of these..handy dicers…

 Everyone say Wow!!!

Chop, chop and you are done in less than a minute…say “wow” again…I know, I can’t live without this thingy…

Julienne or dice apples…whatever makes you happy….Sprinkle or squeeze lemon juice on the apples after chopping. This will ensure they don’t brown when exposed to oxygen.

Chop the scallion..as fine as you like it…

Mix mayo, sugar and lemon juice…dip and lick fingers several times to taste(warning this is not very sanitary)…say “wow” again after tasting…and try to stop tasting…hard but try…

Assemble in a large bowl….drum roll please….

Add the yummylicious deliciousness….

toss to coat….quickly but gently…quicker you do it, quicker you eat…oh…add salt and pepper to taste…(another tasting opportunity..I love it!)

Et voila!!! soo good, I wanna change the serving amount from 6-8 to just 1!!!

….how do you like your slaw and what do you eat it with???