James Beard's Horseradish Coleslaw

Submitted by Lennie

"I have not tried this recipe from The James Beard Cook Book, a book I bought at a yard sale. But a previous owner of the book sure did; the book often opens automatically onto this spattered page."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 10mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 2 lbs cabbage
• 1 cup mayonnaise
• 1⁄2 cup sour cream
• 1 lemon, juice of
• 1 tablespoon horseradish (or to taste)
• 1 tablespoon sugar (or to taste)
• 1 teaspoon dry mustard
• salt and pepper

directions

1. Shred cabbage, and soak in cold salted water for one hour.
2. To prepare dressing, combine all remaining ingredients together.
3. When ready to prepare salad, drain cabbage well and toss with dressing.

Reviews

[Geema]

I usually always like Jim Beard's recipes and this was no exception. I cut the recipe in half because I think that 2 lbs of cabbage is way too much for just 6 people. I also added more horseradish...more than twice as much...since we like it sharp and spicy. I suppose the brand that you use will determine how much you put in the recipe to get it right. I hope you've tried this by now Lennie and enjoyed it as much as we did.

 

[Denise!]

Now this has some flavor! Love the horseradish in this! I have no idea why, but I added a tablespoon of dijon as well. I served this with some pulled pork sandwiches and cold beer on New Years and it was so good! Thanks, Lennie!

 

[HEP MEP]

I gave this a shot too today, and boy! did it wake the tastebuds! I don't like sweet, bland coleslaw, so this was right up my alley! Thanks for zapping me with this. WoW!

 

[one-arm cook]

Selicious recipe! I doubled the amount of horseradish too. Will definately make this again!

 

[Keee8698]

A really good alternative to typical coleslaw! I used Splenda, and next time I will add more horseradish because it wasn't quite as spicy as we like! Thanks!