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.

Roasted chicken(on the grill), rice and beans, coleslaw (using store bought 14 oz coleslaw mix along with chopped scallions and the dressing recipe below)

Creamy, Crunchy Apple Cole Slaw Recipe
Serves 6-8

Ingredients

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

1 small carrot, grated

1 red bell pepper, finely chopped, optional

1 green onion(scallion), finely chopped

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

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.
Pour dressing mixture over coleslaw and toss gently to coat. Add salt and pepper to taste. Cover and chill before serving.

Variations:-

If you like it sweeter, add more sugar. Don’t like or can’t have sweet, reduce sugar or use a healthy sugar substitute…
If you like crunchy, go nuts….add nuts
If you like tangy, add more lemon juice or apple cider vinegar, either has many health benefits
If you like raisins, go ahead add raisins. I am not gonna stop you..
Regular mayo can be replaced with homemade Mayo, VEGENAISE® Mayo or olive oil Mayo.
Don’t wish for the mayo dressing, just add salt, pepper and olive oil, toss and simply enjoy as nutrient-rich salad…..
You can use 14 oz pre-packaged coleslaw or broccoli slaw mix to save time as long as it is “preservative-free”..

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…