help with coleslaw from Kosher restaurant

[rusteehub]

Ben's Kosher Deli used to have some recipes on their website which included their fanatastic coleslaw. I got the recipe right from their website but it's not there anymore. Unfortunately, I've lost my copy and if anyone has it please email it ot me at [e-mail]. Thanks!

[rusteehub]

The original Ben's Kosher Deli (Manhattan) Coleslaw from their webiste several years ago:

Here it is:

1 pound and 10 ounces of cleaned green cabbage thinly shredded. I usually buy the bagged cabbage with carrots already mixed in.

1/3 tablespoon minced carrots. When I buy the bagged shredded cabbage with the carrots this step is not necessary.

2 tablespoons of minced onion.

2 tablespoons of minced green onion (bell pepper).

1 cup mayo

2 1/2 tablespoons sugar

1 tablespoon white distilled vinegar

3/4 tablespoon salt

Dash of white pepper

In a large bowl mix greens and veggies

In a small bowl mix other items well

Pour mixture over greens and mix well

Refrigerate until time to serve

[[e-mail]]

I would love to contact you about the Ben's slaw. I'm no longer on LI and I really miss them. It's the only cole slaw I like. Otherwise, it's just raw cabbage to me.

[mgs227]

Any chance this recipe is still available? New to thr forum - how do I 'zmail'?

[mister_bill]

rusteehub wrote:
The original Ben's Kosher Deli (Manhattan) Coleslaw from their webiste several years ago:
(snip)
2 tablespoons of minced onion.

2 tablespoons of minced green onion (bell pepper).

I just foumd this thread while searching for Ben's cole slaw recipe. Did anyone try this and confirm that it tastes like Ben's cole slaw? I'd be concerned that it's listed as Manhattan since, while they do have a restaurant there, I think they're better known for their Long Island locations, which have been around a lot longer. Also, I am surprised that there is onion in there. Also confused by the notation that green onion is bell pepper, since it's actually scallions (surprised no one pointed that out).

My mother-in-law used to live in Queens and we ate at Ben's all the time. We would go thru a couple of containers of cole slaw during a meal. If we got lucky, the server would give us a container to take home the extra (usually they said no). My MIL lives in the Bronx now so no more Ben's, although we have found a good deli in Riverdale (Liebman's). The pickles are excellent and the cole slaw is really good, but not quite as good as Ben's. And I have to say that the sandwiches are better than Ben's (I never realized how much Ben's sandwiches had slipped until I had some from Liebman's).

[Saralaya]

mister_bill wrote:

rusteehub wrote:
The original Ben's Kosher Deli (Manhattan) Coleslaw from their webiste several years ago:
(snip)
2 tablespoons of minced onion.

2 tablespoons of minced green onion (bell pepper).

I just foumd this thread while searching for Ben's cole slaw recipe. Did anyone try this and confirm that it tastes like Ben's cole slaw? I'd be concerned that it's listed as Manhattan since, while they do have a restaurant there, I think they're better known for their Long Island locations, which have been around a lot longer. Also, I am surprised that there is onion in there. Also confused by the notation that green onion is bell pepper, since it's actually scallions (surprised no one pointed that out).

My mother-in-law used to live in Queens and we ate at Ben's all the time. We would go thru a couple of containers of cole slaw during a meal. If we got lucky, the server would give us a container to take home the extra (usually they said no). My MIL lives in the Bronx now so no more Ben's, although we have found a good deli in Riverdale (Liebman's). The pickles are excellent and the cole slaw is really good, but not quite as good as Ben's. And I have to say that the sandwiches are better than Ben's (I never realized how much Ben's sandwiches had slipped until I had some from Liebman's).

Hi mister_bill and welcome to the forum!! This thread was started so long ago..... your best bet is to send a private message to either the original person who posted or someone else who commented about Ben's in particular. You can do this by clicking on the chef's name and going to their "About Me" page...there is a red bar with several topics on it above the main picture on an "About Me" page...all the way on the right are two options to click on..the first says "Favorite this Chef" and the second (with a little "Z" next to it) it says "Send Message". You can click there and send a private message to the chef.

I hope you will come back and see what's up here! Always nice to meet new folks!

[mister_bill]

Hi.. thanks for the reply. I did send mail to Mirj, who claimed earlier to have the recipe but could not post it but would email it on request. Not sure that she has posted recently (and no activity on her blog of Facebook page for several months). Then I saw that a recipe was posted later on in the discussion (I only had checked the first page originally), but the inclusion of onion and pepper (or scallion) seems off.

I was hoping that someone who had subscribed to this thread back when it was active would get notified of a new reply and come back to give their experience with the posted recipe. I could mail the original poster to see if they tried the posted recipe.

(Fixed typos and added more info)

[chia]

thats so funny, i just mentioned ben's 10 seconds ago in the post about knishes. theyre a few seconds away from my fla house and we had the best knishes, pickles, pastrami and cole slaw there--

[mister_bill]

chia wrote:
thats so funny, i just mentioned ben's 10 seconds ago in the post about knishes. theyre a few seconds away from my fla house and we had the best knishes, pickles, pastrami and cole slaw there--

So you do have their cole slaw recipe? .

[chia]

im
'm going back next week, i can ask them, lol. i actually like my own cole slaw recipe posted here, and i make it for all the family occasions

[amesdawgs]

To add to this discussion, their potato salad is amazing too and I've been searching for a copycat recipe. I happen to have both their cole slaw and potato salads in my fridge right now and will make the cole slaw recipe posted above tonight to see how they compare.

Any potato salad possibilities?