Sunday, April 1, 2012

Crisp Chopped Coleslaw

Spring is almost here, YAY! David and I spent the evening at his Dad's house for our first barbecue of the season. I love bringing side dishes to cook-outs, so I decided to make coleslaw. Fresh coleslaw is so much better than the store bought alternatives, it's much tastier and crisper.

Recipe continued after the jump...


Ingredients:
Makes about 8-10 servings

  • 1 small red cabbage
  • 1 small green cabbage
  • 1 medium onion, finely chopped (or 3 TB dried minced onion)
  • 1 large green bell pepper
  • 1 large carrot
  • 1 1/4 cups mayonnaise
  • 1/3 cup apple cider vinegar
  • 2 teaspoon sugar
  • S&P to taste
Steps:
1. Chop all your veggies (cabbages, onion, bell pepper, & carrot) into small bits. [Plan A: I attempted to shred my cabbage on a mandolin, but I failed. The leaves came apart each time I tried to slice. So on to Plan B: the good old knife, I chopped away.] It took some time to chop everything, and I ended up with a blister on my finger, but the end result was totally worth the time and effort. 
2. Toss all vegetables in a large bowl until mixed. 
3. Mix in the mayonnaise, vinegar, sugar, and S&P to taste (about 1 tsp of each.) 
4. Toss everything together with slaw until well mixed. 
5. Chill your coleslaw in the fridge, covered, for at least 1 hour for all the flavors to blend together. Mix well before serving. 


2 comments:

  1. Hey! this sounds super yummy! Do you take the pics of your food while your cooking?

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  2. Yep, I take the pics while I cook. It's been a learning curve... HAHA! I use my Nikon Digital SLR. Taking the pics as I go usually adds about 10-15 mins to the process. I'll usually take about 20 pics, and I choose just a few for the blog.

    I've been trying out different lighting tecniques. I found that if I use a flash, it washes out the food. So instaed I've been using a bright desk lamp to light the cooking area and keeping the flash off on the camara. Although nothing beats natural daylight (like when I was making the coleslaw,) but I usually start cooking the blog meals in the evening after it's dark out. :/

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