Slaw from Samoa

Submitted by Chocolatl

"German sailors in the 1800s were atracted by Samoa's beauty and climate. Many emigrated there, bringing their recipes with them. Adapted from Sam Choy's Polynesian Kitchen. For a crisper slaw, cut cabbage in half and soak in salted ice water for about 1 hour. Drain, chill, and then shred. Prep time does not include chilling time."

 

• Ready In: 10mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• Slaw

• 946.36 ml cabbage, shredded
• 8 stuffed olives, sliced
• 0 bunch watercress
• 14.79 ml chopped pimiento
• 59.14 ml chopped green pepper

• Dressing

• 4.92 ml salt
• 1.23 ml pepper
• 2.46 ml dry mustard
• 14.79 ml celery seed
• 29.58 ml sugar
• 44.37 ml salad oil
• 118.29 ml vinegar

directions

1. Combine slaw ingredients in a large bowl.
2. Cover and chill.
3. Place dressing ingredients in a jar.
4. Cover.
5. When ready to serve, shake jar well to combine ingredients.
6. Pour dressing over slaw and toss to mix.

Reviews

[CJAY8248]

I love vinegar so this was perfect for me. I didn't have any watercress so I put in about a 1/2 cup of chopped cilantro. I think more green olives would be nice too. All in all, a great slaw! Thanks for sharing. Made for ZWT7-Pacific Islands.

 

[Chef PotPie]

OhMyGoodness, this was very "puckery." So different from my normal KFC-like slaw! The green olives added a briny flavor, and we didn't think it was sweet enough, so I added more sugar and a little more oil. I used red wine vinegar. It wasn't bad, just different from what we're used to! ZWT7 - Shady Ladies

 

[magpie diner]

Vinegar lovers pucker up! This slaw packs quite the tangy punch. A simple side to put together, I liked the dressing a lot the only change I made to it was to add about 1/2 the amount of celery seed. For the salad I had to leave out the pimento because I couldn't find any, and subbed arugula for watercress. Made 1/2 the recipe and it was the perfect amount as a side for 3 of us. Made during ZWT7.