Coleslaw is a simple salad made with thinly sliced cabbage, carrot and mayonnaise dressing.
Coleslaw recipe with step by step pictures and video. It is a simple salad or sidedish made with thinly sliced cabbage, carrot and mayonnaise dressing.
It took me some time to get the perfect thin slices/shreds. I tried few methods using knife peeler but this slicing was the best hence sharing it here.
What is Coleslaw ?
Coleslaw the word comes from the Dutch word ‘koolsla‘, ‘kool’ meaning cabbage and ‘sla’ meaning salad or lettuce. Actually cabbage is the only main consistent ingredient in coleslaw.
About Coleslaw Recipe:
Coleslaw is a simple cabbage salad. To begin with first shred both carrot and cabbage thinly. I used my usual grater to achieve this. You can do this with knife also but knife yields cuts instead of shreds so I prefer grater.
- Prepare veggies : Get the veggies sliced thin and keep aside.
- Mayonnaise dressing : To prepare mayonnaise dressing first add mayo along with salt,pepper, sugar, vinegar and mustard seeds powder. Mix well and set aside.
- Assemble together : First add the veggies to a mixing bowl, add mayonnaise dressing tot it. Mix well and Serve.
Variations:
Therre are quite a few variations to this traditional coleslaw recipe like adding:
- vegetables like purple cabbage, spring onion
- sour cream
- cheese
- fruits like apple, pineapple
- low fat version replacing mayonnaise with hung curd
Serving and Storage:
- You can serve this as a salad for breakfast or as a sidedish for fried items mostly with barbecued meats.
- Coleslaw can be added as a filling to wraps, burgers, sandwiches etc.
- This stores well for about a week in fridge however tastes best when had fresh.
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Coleslaw recipe
Ingredients
- 2 cups cabbage grated thin
- 1/4 cup carrot grated thin
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise plus little extra if you prefer
- 1/2 tsp pepper powder
- 1/4 tsp mustard seeds powder
- 1 tsp white vinegar
- 1 tsp sugar
- salt to taste
Instructions
- First get ready with the ingredients. Rinse the veggies well, dry and keep it ready.
- Trim the edges of carrot then peel the skin.
- I used this serrated side to get fine thin shreds.
- You can also use this big hole side greater to achieve this.
- But either ways grate keeping carrot vertically.
- Thin shreds of carrot ready. Collect in a plate set aside.
- Now for cabbage use the slicer side.
- Grate keeping cabbage vertically.
- Fine thin slices of cabbage ready. Collect in a plate set aside.
- To a mixing bowl first add mayonnaise then add salt, sugar, pepper powder, mustard seeds powder, vinegar etc.
- Mix well using a whisk.
- Add mayonnaise dressing to the veggies.
- Mix it well.
- Cabbage coleslaw ready!
Notes
- Make sure to have the veggies thinly sliced as its a salad to be eaten raw.
- Add more mayo if you prefer.
- Use freshly crushed pepper.I used pepper from pepper mill.
- Make sure the veggies are dry otherwise the salad will become watery. So rinse the veggies well, dry and use it.
- You can replace vinegar with lemon juice.
Coleslaw recipe video
Step by step method to make coleslaw recipe:
1.First get ready with the ingredients. Rinse the veggies well, dry and keep it ready.
3.Trim the edges of carrot then peel the skin.
4.I used this serrated side to get fine thin shreds.
5.You can also use this big hole side greater to achieve this. 
6.But either ways grate keeping carrot vertically.
7.Thin shreds of carrot ready. Collect in a plate set aside.
8.Now for cabbage use the slicer side.
9.Grate keeping cabbage vertically.
10.Fine thin slices of cabbage ready. Collect in a plate set aside.
11.To a mixing bowl first add mayonnaise then add salt, sugar, pepper powder, mustard seeds powder, vinegar etc.
12.Mix well using a whisk.
13.Add mayonnaise dressing to the veggies.
14.Mix it well.
Cabbage coleslaw ready!
My tips while making coleslaw recipe:
- Make sure to have the veggies thinly sliced as its a salad to be eaten raw.
- Add more mayo if you prefer.
- Use freshly crushed pepper. I used pepper from pepper mill.
- Make sure the veggies are dry otherwise the slad will become watery. So rinse the veggies well, dry and use it.
- You can replace vinegar with lemon juice.
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