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Best Easy Homemade Coleslaw

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Delicious coleslaw is worth making yourself, and using a julienne peeler means it is even easier to cut those fresh veggies into perfect julienne strips. Add the dressing and the finished coleslaw is so good.

Ingredients

Scale
  • 1 lb 10 oz (725g) green cabbage
  • 2.5 oz (70g) yellow peppers
  • 2.5 oz (70g) red onions
  • 1/2 lb (225g) red cabbage
  • 2.5 oz (70g) carrots

For the Dressing

  • 1.5 oz (40g) white sugar
  • 2.5 oz (70g) cider vinegar
  • 1/2 oz (15g) horseradish
  • 1 tablespoon dry mustard
  • 1/2 teaspoon celery seed
  • 5 oz (140g) mayonnaise
  • 1/4 oz brown mustard
  • 5 oz sour cream or creme fraiche
  • Salt and black pepper, to taste
  • Tabasco, to taste

Instructions

  1. Julienne cut all the veggies using a gadget or by hand.
  2. Combine the carrots, cabbage, onion and peppers.
  3. Combine the sugar, celery seed and mustard.
  4. Add the remaining dressing ingredients.
  5. Gently stir the cabbage mix into the dressing, then chill until required.
  6. This will keep for several days in the refrigerator.

Notes

This fantastic side dish is deliciously easy to make. Serve it alongside barbecued chicken or steak, or enjoy it in the summertime when you don’t want to have the oven one, perhaps with some deli meat or seafood. This tasty recipe enhances every entree and once you make it you will never want to substitute the homemade kind for the grocery store kind ever again. Did you know the first people to enjoy coleslaw were the ancient Romans? ‘Cole’ comes from ‘colis’ which is the ancient Roman word for cabbage. Fabulous Side Dish Are you having a party? If so, coleslaw is mandatory! It is quick and simple to make, it keeps well for a few days and it tastes nicer the next day after making it because all the flavors blend beautifully. Make this once and you will fall in love with it.