Vinegar Coleslaw Recipe
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Vinegar Coleslaw Recipe
Description
The Vinegar Coleslaw Recipe features a fresh blend of shredded and chopped vegetables, including cabbage, carrot, red bell pepper, and thinly sliced red onion, offering a varied texture with crispness and slight sweetness from the pepper and carrot. The dressing is a vinaigrette combining olive oil and apple cider vinegar, balanced with honey for sweetness, and enhanced with brown mustard, dried basil, celery seed, and chili flakes for a mildly spicy, herbaceous flavor profile.
After mixing the dressing with the vegetables, the slaw can be served immediately to enjoy its fresh, crisp qualities or refrigerated for about an hour to allow the flavors to meld and the cabbage to soften slightly while retaining crunch. It pairs especially well as a summer side dish or atop pulled pork sandwiches, providing acidity and spice to complement rich flavors.
The recipe allows flexibility in preparation and can be adjusted to taste for seasoning and spice levels. Keeping it chilled before serving lets the dressing penetrate the vegetables, enhancing depth without sogginess.
Ingredients
- 1 cabbage shredded or chopped, medium sized head
- 1 carrot finely shredded, large
- 1 red bell pepper shredded
- 1 red onion thinly sliced, small
FOR THE VINAIGRETTE / DRESSING
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- 1/3 cup apple cider vinegar
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 tablespoon brown mustard spicy
- 1 tablespoon basil dried
- 1 teaspoon mustard powder dry
- 1 teaspoon celery seed
- 1 teaspoon red chili flakes
- salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Mix the cabbage, carrot, bell pepper and red onion together in a large bowl.
- In a separate small bowl, whisk together the olive oil, vinegar, honey, brown mustard, dried basil, dry mustard, celery seed, red chili flakes and a bit of salt and pepper.
- Pour the vinaigrette into the slaw mixture and toss to coat.
- Serve right away, or refrigerate for 1 hour to let the flavors mingle and develop even more flavor.
Notes
- For best flavor, refrigerate the slaw for an hour before serving to allow flavors to meld.
- This coleslaw pairs well as a side in summer meals or as a sandwich topper on pulled pork.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 10Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 115 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 115kcal | 6% |
| Carbohydrates | 11g | 4% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 7g | 11% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 43mg | 2% |
| Potassium | 235mg | 5% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 7g | 14% |
| Vitamin A | 1540IU | 31% |
| Vitamin C | 49.6mg | 55% |
| Calcium | 53mg | 5% |
| Iron | 1.1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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