Coleslaw recipe

[kimjim]

Hi,

Just wondered if anyone has a nice homemade coleslaw recipe please?

Thanks xxx

[DrP]

All I ever do for mine is finely chop some white cabbage, coarsely grate carrot, mix with dressing and it's done. Sometimes I add finely chopped onion if I feel like it. For the dressing I use a mix of half mayo (hellmans) and half french dressing (my own).

For the french dressing I blitz the following all together:
300ml sunflower or rapeseed oil
100ml vinegar (white or red wine or cider)
1 cherry tomato or a piece of a normal tomato
1-2 cloves garlic
1 v. small onion or shallot
5-6 peppercorns (or some ground black pepper)
pinch salt
large pinch sugar
1/2 tsp mustard powder (or grainy mustard if I'm out of powder)

[Anna07]

if you want mega easy just grate white cabbage and carrot and mix with mayo and black pepper, it is v yummy and super super easy.

[kimjim]

Thank you both ever so much. Think I'll give them both a go

Anna - I didn't realise it could be that easy!!!
DrP - your receipe sounds gorgeous!

xxx

[DrP]

Originally Posted by kimjim

DrP - your receipe sounds gorgeous!

Thanks

I think you can basically use any dressing you like for coleslaw, go with whatever is your favourite. I find mayo on it's own a bit too heavy, that's why I use the french dressing to lighten it a bit for coleslaw.

The french dressing is my absolute favourite green salad dressing so I always have it in the fridge, and the quantities I've given here are for a batch of dressing and not what you need for the coleslaw (just in case of confusion). It'll keep really well for several weeks but it will need a good shake before you use it as it can seperate and if your fridge is really cold it can sometimes go a bit thick and gloopy (depending on which oil you use and how the oil reacts to cold).

When making coleslaw I just mix up what I think is enough for the quantities of cabbage and carrot that I have.