Creamy Coleslaw

Karen From Colorado's Note:

Great coleslaw for that bext backyard bar-b-q or picnic.

• Total Time: 15 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 0 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 8

• 4 cups shredded cabbage
• ½ cup shredded carrot
• ¼ cup finely chopped bell pepper
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped red onions
• ½ cup mayonnaise or ½ cup salad dressing
• 1 tablespoon vinegar
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon celery seed
• ¼ teaspoon salt

Directions:

1. Combine cabbage, carrot, bell pepper, and onion in a large bowl.
2. To prepare dressing, stir together mayonnaise or salad dressing, vinegar, sugar, celery seed, and salt.
3. Pour the dressing over the cabbage mixture.
4. Toss lightly to coat vegetables.
5. Cover and chill.

Reviews

[Myrna in London]

I have chopped more cabbages than I care to think on in the search for the definitive coleslaw. My tastebuds are fairly amiable, but not so those of my son. His primary (annual summer) complaint is that I simply can’t make decent coleslaw. This assertion is based not necessarily on the facts, but rather what in actuality he is saying is that I hadn’t yet made a cabbage salad that tastes remotely like what his beloved grandmother used to make. Apparently now I can!! I could see from the first mouthful that I finally had lucked into a recipe that he liked. In this case it is almost secondary that I loved it too. Thank you Karen! (prepared for the COOKOUT Cookathon July 1st –July 4th 2002)

[ellie_]

Karen, this is a great coleslaw recipe--all the ingredients readily available--with no exotic ingredients. The only changes I made was I used cider vinegar instead of white vingear, because that is what I had on hand. I also used one shallot instead of the red onion and eliminated the green pepper.

[kelfling]

I really like this coleslaw. I added craisins as some people had suggested, used a bit less of the celery seed, and added a dollop of sour cream to the dressing. Thanks for posting this one.