I need a quick and good cole slaw recipe. My niece's baby shower got bumped up a day

[LaydeeBug]

any help would be appreciated.

[Warpy]

1. Quite honestly, Hidden Valley coleslaw dressing

with a pinch of celery seed is much better than anything I've ever produced, and I've been looking for a good coleslaw dressing recipe for many years. It's got the right consistency and it's not icky sweet and those are good qualities.

Just shred up fresh cabbage and carrots for sweetness and you really can't go wrong no matter what you choose. Sprinkle paprika over the top for extra color and go.

However, this one looks like it's got possibilites: http://www.cooks.com/rec/doc/0,1715,159176-254205,00.html

[japple]

3. Warpy, that recipe from cooks.com is one I've used, but add

caraway seed (ground caraway from Penzey's) instead of mustard. It is very good. I usually make coleslaw with vinegar dressing and have found that equal amounts of balsamic vinegar to honey makes a delicious dressing! I also use green onion instead of raw white/red/yellow onions, unless Vidalias are in season.

[Lugnut]

2. I have a really simple one.

Fine shred the cabbage in a food processor and dump it into a large bowl. You can also fine shred some carrot into it to add some sweetness. Add mayonniase and stir until it's all well coated. Add sugar and stir until it tastes the way you like. It needs to sit in the refrigerator overnight to make it nice and creamy. This cole slaw always gets rave reviews when I serve it.

[Lars39]

4. Here's our favorite so far:

Seems to be a nice balance between the sweet and sour. I usually double the recipe, though.

Coleslaw

3 or 4 cups of shredded cabbage, OR 1 bag shredded cabbage
1 carrot, shredded (optional)
¼ cup minced onion (optional)
½ cup mayonnaise
1 TBSP sugar
1 TBSP vinegar
1 TBSP lemon juice
½ tsp salt
Dash of pepper


Mix the mayonnaise, sugar, vinegar, lemon juice, salt and pepper
together.

Add this mixture to the cabbage, carrot and onion.

Refrigerate until chilled, preferably several hours or overnight.

[Phentex]

5. Same recipe plus a little buttermilk for a wetter slaw...

is how I make it. I prefer it overnight to really give it flavor.

[Lars39]

6. Hmm, hadn't thought of buttermilk.

I'll have to try that...I'm doing bbq pork later this week. :9

[yellerpup]

7. Same as Lars39 EXCEPT

I grate in the rind of one lime and squeeze the lime juice (from the whole lime) over the mixture after it's been salted. Very fresh tasting. For sugar, I use dried cane juice sugar. (natural brown or Turbinado).

[surrealAmerican]

8. I normally just shred the cabbage and carrots ...

... and add mayonnaise (just barely enough to coat), lemon juice, salt and pepper. It needs to sit (in the fridge) for a few hours (or better yet, a day) before serving.

Then again, a lot of people would add sugar to this. I prefer it without.

[supernova]

9. I prefer slaw with vinegar

about a ratio of 3:1 cabbage to carrot.

A little salt and black pepper. I like a lot of pepper. It tastes great with the cabbage.

Then add sweet pickles and vinegar, chopped bread & butter pickles taste good. Or sweet relish if time is short, as in this case.

I sometimes add mayonnaise, just a little though, for background. The vinegar has to remain forefront.

[The empressof all]

10. Add a pinch of horseradish to your slaw dressing

It will give it a great little hit. People love it

[woofless]

11. Here's how Ma made cole slaw dressing.

1/2 C. Cider Vinegar
1/2 C. Granulated sugar
1 C. Mayo
Enough Celery seed.

Dissolve the Sugar in the Vinegar. If it will not all go into solution, add a touch more vinegar. Whisk mayo in and add celery seed. I have heard it said that one cannot use too much celery seed, and I like a lot. It is to ones own taste of course. Lately I have used 1/2 C. honey instead of sugar with good results. I have also used evaporated cane juice from Costco and I like that as well. I also like to keep the slaw long, instead of chopped. Thinly sliced as possible. Carrot adds color. It's dead easy.

[LaydeeBug]

12. Thank you all so much for your suggestions, I sort of combined all of them a bit

taking from the "just taste it until it's right" frame of mind, here is what I did:

Frantic like a madwoman to get to my niece's shower today, I had to think fast. I cut the cabbages and added some salt. I used some poppy seeds, some vinegar, some sugar, some vidalia onion salad dressing I got at Costco, and some mayonnaise. I tossed it all together, with some carrot sticks I bought at Wegman's (and my personal nod to Sandra Dee LOL) even though they say 'sticks' they are indeed perfect for salad toppings and slaw, and a great time saver.

The slaw beat the pulled pork bbq as the star of the show. No kidding.

Thank you everyone!! :hi: