One Recipe—Four Slaws (from Pam Anderson’s The Perfect Recipe for Having People Over)
Salsa Verde version pictured
Serves 6
4 cups (about 12 ounces) coleslaw mix
1 medium carrot, coarsely grated
1/2 medium red or yellow bell pepper (or 1/4 each)
1/4 sweet white onion or 4 medium scallions, sliced thin
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro (except for American-style slaw)
1 dressing (your choice, see below)
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Mix coleslaw mix, carrots, peppers, scallions, and cilantro in a large bowl. Add dressing of choice and a generous sprinkling of salt and pepper. Toss, let stand a few minutes for flavors to bend, if there’s time, and serve.
Soy-Ginger Dressing
For this slaw, add 1/2 cup chopped honey-roasted peanuts, if you like.
1/4 cup rice wine vinegar
1/4 cup soy sauce
2 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons water
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon hot red pepper flakes
Whisk ingredients together until sugar dissolves
Classic American Dressing
1/2 teaspoon celery seeds
9 tablespoons (1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon) mayonnaise
2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
Mix celery seeds, mayonnaise, and rice wine vinegar in a small bowl.
Orange Cumin Dressing
1/4 cup orange juice concentrate
1/4 cup rice wine vinegar
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 cup olive oil
Whisk concentrate, vinegar, and cumin together in a 2-cup Pyrex measuring cup. Slowly whisk in olive oil
Salsa Verde Dressing
3/4 cup jarred salsa verde
1/4 cup juice from 2 limes
1/4 cup rice wine vinegar
1/4 cup olive oil
Whisk salsa, lime juice and vinegar together in a 2-cup Pyrex measuring cup. Slowly whisk in olive oil.
I always go with yogurt and make an American/ Greek twist but I love the Soy Ginger and Orange Cumin ones you have listed. YUM!
Yum! Love how versatile this recipe is!
I make one very similar to the soy ginger version that you mentioned here. I like to cook my cabbage slightly beforehand though. (I know, I know, it’s not really slaw that way)
Everyone goes nuts for the orange cumin version! We love it with everything, but especially barbecue and carnitas.
Mmmm, the sound of that orange cumin dressing has my mouth watering!
Funny, I blogged about coleslaw today, too! Mine uses cider vinegar and a grated Granny Smith apple. Gotta love a recipe with so many possibilities.
There is more than one way to make coleslaw–who knew?!
Thanks Ladies!!
What a great mix of dressings to dress up coleslaw. The soy-ginger one has caught my eye.
I have always like coleslaw but figured I didn’t need the mayo calories — the orange cumin one has my mouth watering — Thanks for the great variations!
Love all the different versions! I love slaw. Back home, one of my favorite burger joints for late night noshes served their burger with a generous helping of slaw inside the sandwich. I still crave that to this day.