Cole slaw for cole slaw haters

[sandnsea]

Equal parts Miracle Whip and apple juice, a little wine vinegar if you've got it, ginger to taste.

Yum!

Well, better than what usually gets slopped on cabbage, imho.

Coming soon, porkless pork 'n beans. I need to make them one more time to get the ingredient amounts down.

Add a lemon chicken, roasted on the bbq - I don't feel sugar or salt deprived one bit!

[NJCher]

1. would mayo work?

Cher

[sandnsea]

4. Sure

I try any alternative to full fat mayo, that's all.

[Tab]

2. Apple juice, wine vinegar, and ginger, sure...

But Miracle Whip?

[sandnsea]

3. It uses soy oil

So it's a bit healthier than mayo, for those who can't stand reduced fat mayo. It kind of defeats the purpose of the slaw, for me, to use full fat mayo.

[japple]

5. Being allergic to eggs, I've never eaten mayonaise and

other sandwich spreads. Coleslaw, for me, is always made with vinegar and pickle relish, oh, and cabbage/carrots/onions, of course. Sometimes I use a recipe that has sour cream and carraway, although that's usually in the fall or winter.

[sandnsea]

8. Yeah I would totally hate that

That's why I said this is a recipe for people who hate normal coleslaw. :hi:

[Tab]

6. I've found that I actually like cole slaw if it's light on the mayo

I've found I prefer it if there's practically no mayo on it at all, and fresh, and with some seasoning.

Growing up, the stuff was always laden with mayo, and I just couldn't do it.

Miracle Whip, however, is a little too far out for me.

[sandnsea]

7. The apple juice thins the mayo

You don't put globs on. Just a light toss. The cabbage remains crunchy and light. I can't do the soggy mayo crap either, whether it's mayo or miracle whip. And I generally despise vinegar. Gives me the chills. This is the only way I can eat raw cabbage.

[yellerpup]

9. I read your yummy recipe earlier then found a head of red cabbage

from the green market when I started to make dinner. (Salmon with crab stuffing) I made a fat free version that turned out very well so I hope you don't mind if I share it.

Red Slaw (no fat)

1 Small Head Red Cabbage - chopped fine
1/4 Med. Red Onion minced
1 Med.Beet grated
1/2 Cup Blueberries, smashed
Juice of 1/2 juice orange
1 Tsp finely grated orange peel
1/2 Tsp. raw sugar (optional)
Red Wine vinegar to taste
Kosher salt to taste
Freshly Ground Black Pepper to taste

Stir it up, chill for at least 30 minutes to allow flavors to marry. This makes a nutritional powerhouse of a side dish that is high in fiber and fat free. Sugar and salt don't have to be added if those are restricted on your diet.

[fudge stripe cookays]

10. I tried a fabulous one a few years ago...

that was sort of Southwestern flavored...

It used cilantro in with the cabbage, and the creamy dressing itself had cilantro and a tiny bit of jalapeno and tabasco.

It was WONDERFUL. But now I can't remember which cookbook it was in! :-(

[sandnsea]

12. Here's one

It uses olive oil, but it would be easy enough to add a little sour cream or mayo. Sounds good, great side dish to fish tacos. We haven't had fish tacos in a few weeks, maybe I'll put it on the menu. Yum!

http://friendseat.com/recipes/27085/SOUTH-OF-THE-BORDER-COLESLAW-WITH-CILANTRO-AND-JALAPENO

[hippywife]

11. I use a little real mayo

and then some of my ubiquitous plain yogurt, a little cider vinegar, salt (sometimes season salt), pepper, celery seed, and a pinch of sugar. The hubband eats it so it works for my purposes. ;)