An Easy, Simple, Creamy Homemade Coleslaw Recipe To Please Every Palate
An Easy, Simple, Creamy Homemade Coleslaw Recipe To Please Every Palate
The Classic Side Salad, Homemade Coleslaw is one of the most versatile and popular side dishes in the world!
We’re going to show you an easy, simple, creamy homemade coleslaw recipe to please every palate. This easy coleslaw recipe has all the basic coleslaw ingredients, but you can make other additions of your own tastes and choosing. It pairs great with Red Bliss Potato Salad! (And all the good stuff cooking on the outdoor grill!)
WHAT IS COLESLAW?
Coleslaw is a side salad consisting mostly of finely-shredded raw cabbage and usually dressed with a vinaigrette salad dressing. When it is made this way, coleslaw can be pickled for up to four weeks, if you store it in an airtight container. Another way to prepare coleslaw is to use foods that already contain vinaigrette, like mayonnaise.
HOMEMADE COLESLAW
Homemade Coleslaw is most often eaten as a side dish with yummy foods such as fried chicken and BBQ’d meats and may be paired by French fries or potato salad as an additional side dish. It also may be used as an ingredient in sandwiches , being set on barbecue sandwiches, hot dogs, hamburgers, with chili and hot mustard.
It’s so easy to put to together an simple coleslaw recipe! You can easily feed a family of four, or serve a party of 400! The basic coleslaw ingredients are basically cabbage, carrots and your favorite creamy coleslaw dressing (or vinaigrette!)
ORIGIN OF “COLESLAW”
The word coleslaw came from the Dutch term ‘koolsla’, which itself is the shortened term for koolsalade, meaning cabbage salad. In the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, many Dutch settlers came into New York (originally New Amsterdam) and with them, brought their recipe for chilled cabbage salad.
TODAY’S HOMEMADE COLESLAW
Today’s homemade coleslaw is a mixture of shredded cabbage with mayonnaise, salad dressing, sour cream or buttermilk. Other seasonings, such as vinegar, sugar, salt and pepper are added. (Regional recipes vary greatly.)
A recipe for traditional coleslaw appeared in American Literature as early as 1785!
Coleslaw.
“It’s always a tough decision between that, the Mac and Cheese, and the mashed potatoes, isn’t it?”
~ Colonel Sanders
Easy, Simple Creamy Homemade Coleslaw Recipe
Coleslaw Ingredients:
1 head green cabbage, finely shredded
2 carrots, finely shredded
1/2 cup sour cream
3/4 cup Duke’s Mayonnaise
2 Tbsp. sugar
1/4 Tsp. salt or to taste (do not add if you’re using celery salt)
1/8 Tsp. pepper or to taste
1 Tbsp. lemon juice
1 Tbsp. apple cider vinegar
Add this for a little less simple and a little more zest:
2 scallions
1 tablespoon dry mustard
2 teaspoons celery salt/or 1/2 tsp celery seed
How To Make Coleslaw:
Shred the cabbage and carrots into a bowl using your favorite Chef’s knife and trusty cutting board, or use a food processor.
Whisk the mayonnaise, sour cream, lemon juice, vinegar, and sugar in a separate bowl, allowing sugar to dissolve. (Add dry mustard and celery salt, or any other ingredients, if you like.)
Blend well with a spatula.
Fold the coleslaw mix into dressing. Cover bowl and place in the refrigerator for 1 hour before serving.
Wilton Easy Flex 3-Piece Silicone Spatula Set
Mason Cash Hearts Mixing Bowl, Red, 4.25-QuartOXO Good Grips 11-Inch Balloon Whisk
CONGEALED SALADS (JELLIED SALADS)
Congealed Salads (Jellied salads) became popular from the late 20’s through the 50’s. The trend for pairing lemon or lime-flavored Jello with vegetables like shredded cabbage and carrots sounds a little odd, but it was very popular. At one time, the Jello company also made vegetable-flavored jello.
Practically speaking, using Jello was certainly easier than making aspic from scratch.
Even today, one can still find congealed salad (most likely lime-flavored jello with pineapple and carrots) served on the best china platter at family reunions throughout the southern states. 😉
Real Good Cooking Tip:
DRUNKSLAW
Did you know that Coleslaw can be made with bourbon instead of vinegar?
This is called Drunkslaw, and the recipe is simple: ¼ of a cup of Sour Cream, 1 cup of Mayonnaise, a cup of bourbon, and a pound of sliced cabbage, carrots!
How to Make Easy, Simple Creamy Homemade Coleslaw
Best Tools and Ingredients for Easy, Simple Coleslaw
Cuisinart Pro Classic 7-Cup Food ProcessorJ.A. HENCKELS Classic 8-inch Chef’s KnifeDuke’s Mayonnaise, 32-ounce Jar
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Bon appetite!
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An Easy, Simple, Creamy Homemade Coleslaw Recipe To Please Every Palate
I love a crunchy coleslaw. I will sometimes add some garlic or use aioli in place of mayonniase and some shredded radish for a bit of bite
I agree with the radish for that bite!
I love coleslaw, and not just for BBQ’s. One of my most favourite sandwich combinations is Chicken, Cheese and Coleslaw, but the best coleslaw is home-made. This recipe is a winner!
Yum. coleslaw sounds good right now…
Oh my cow, Bourbon in coleslaw is that even legal? Going right to the top of my “to make” list for sure LOL