Sweet Orange Coleslaw

Submitted by loof751

"This recipe came from one of my mom's cookbooks called "Quilter's Cooking Companion". It's easy to make and has great texture and flavor!"

 

• Ready In: 10mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 6-8

ingredients

• 3 cups coleslaw mix
• 2 cups cooked brown rice
• 2 granny smith apples
• 1⁄2 cup chopped pecans
• 1⁄2 cup frozen orange juice concentrate
• 1⁄2 cup mayonnaise
• 1⁄2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
• 1⁄2 teaspoon seasoned salt

directions

1. Chop the apples (I don't peel them).
2. In a small bowl mix the orange juice concentate, mayo, dijon, and salt. In a large serving bowl toss the coleslaw mix, rice, and apples.
3. Mix the dressing with the slaw until well coated. Stir in the pecans.
4. Chill before serving.

Reviews

[Sharon123]

Very interesting and good with brown rice! Thanks loof!

 

[Annacia]

I made this lovely slaw tonight without the rice and using hazelnuts (what I had on hand). I used fresh orange juice with some finely grated orange zest, even so the orange wasn't really strong but a nice background essence. It came out great and made a marvelous side to Spicy Burgers. This is something that I'll make again this summer.

 

[kitty.rock]

Hi loof :) I loved the sound of this coleslaw, but I did make several changes when I made this - but I think the end result was basically the same. I did not use the rice as I am on a pretty strict low-carb diet and "those" types of carbs are just too much for my system. I used broccoli slaw mix rather than coleslaw mix - just a personal preference. No granny smith apples so I used honeycrisp. I didn't have the OJ concentrate so I just used fresh OJ. I had my doubts about the "sauce" when I first tasted it - the mayo flavor was very strong and the orange flavor was very faint! For sure, this definitely needs some "marrying time" in the refrigerator - I chilled about 1.5 hours. The end result was a refreshing and light tasting "dreamsicle" flavored slaw - DELICIOUS. The pecans added quite a bit to the flavor and texture. I will definitely make this again and I hope you don't mind the modifications I chose. Thanks so much for posting - I absolutely love this! Made for Spring PAC 2012.

 

[Sydney Mike]

Very, very nice! We thoroughly enjoyed the combo of slaw, rice, UNPEELED apple & OJ, not to mention the nuts! Followed your recipe right on down, & wouldn't change a thing! Great warm weather food, & a nice keeper of a recipe, too! Thanks for sharing it! [Made & reviewed in 1-2-3 Hits Tag]

 

[Doug Mc]

A nice change from garden variety coleslaw, sweet but not overly so.