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The Best Coleslaw Recipe
This creamy coleslaw is the best salad or sandwich topper. It's the perfect make-ahead dish, ideal for a BBQ or potluck!
Prep Time
20 mins
Additional Time
1 hr
Total Time
1 hr 20 mins
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 160 kcal
Course:
Side Dish , Salad
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 4 cups thinly sliced green cabbage
- 1 cup thinly sliced purple cabbage
- 1 cup shredded carrot
Dressing
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon white vinegar
- ½ tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 2 teaspoons granulated sugar
- ½ teaspoon celery seed
- salt and black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Combine all dressing ingredients in a bowl.
- Toss with cabbage & carrots. Refrigerate at least 1 hour before serving to allow flavors to blend.
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Notes
- Cabbage and carrots above can be replaced with coleslaw mix.
- Don’t skip the celery seed, it really adds a lot of flavor to this dish.
- This dish is best after the flavors have had a chance to blend. Resting in the fridge also helps to soften the slaw.
- Option 2: Vinaigrette Coleslaw Dressing:
- 3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 4 tablespoons canola oil
- 3 tablespoons white sugar
- ½ teaspoon dijon mustard
- ¼ teaspoon celery seeds
- salt & pepper to taste
Nutrition Information
Calories
160
(8%)
Carbohydrates
8g
(3%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
14g
(22%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
8g
Monounsaturated Fat
3g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
8mg
(3%)
Sodium
148mg
(6%)
Potassium
207mg
(6%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
5g
(10%)
Vitamin A
3942IU
(79%)
Vitamin C
31mg
(34%)
Calcium
39mg
(4%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 160
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 160 | 8% |
| Carbohydrates | 8g | 3% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 14g | 22% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 8g | 47% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 8mg | 3% |
| Sodium | 148mg | 6% |
| Potassium | 207mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 3942IU | 79% |
| Vitamin C | 31mg | 34% |
| Calcium | 39mg | 4% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.