Recipes for Home Made Coleslaw?

kathyd_2

You could add grated cheese to some of it.

You could also add curry powder to your mayonnaise before stirring through with a few sultanas thrown in

Bogof_Babe

You could arrange a dozen cherry tomatoes on top, if you want to add a bit of colour. Serve a separate bowl of cherry toms too, so that if people don't get one in their portion of coleslaw they can still have one!

bigmuffins

I use half natural yoghurt/half mayo (hellmanns) to make it lighter - vary proportions to taste.
Always goes down well.

Use this in potato salad as well - but use warm potatoes and finely chopped onions - they absorb flavour better!

Yummmmmy

Robothell

Hi,

Did anyone get the recipe for the New Orleans style coleslaw that Nigella made the other night on Nigella Express? I realise she's fallen out of favour on this board (personally I was always put off by the gesticulating with food etc) but hopefully someone caught the ingredients list.

Many thanks folks!!

stressedoutmumof1

She used.....

1 head white or savoy cabbage
2 carrots
2 sticks celery
4 spring onions
200g mayo
4 tbsp buttermilk
2 tbsp maple syrup
2 tsp cider vinegar
100g pecans finely chopped
salt and pepper

HTH

thriftlady_2

I'd be inclined to sub yogurt for the buttermilk simply because it's always in the fridge unlike buttermilk. Bet it wouldn't make any difference.

jackomdj

Hello,

Does anyone have a traditional coleslaw recipe? My OH's mother makes a lovely one & I have asked her numerous times & she always says she will write it down & never does! I was hoping to be able to prove that I can do one just as nice!!!

Also another mother in law question - they gave us some parsnips which we have prepared & frozen. How long should we cook them for - again she just said "oh just put them in the oven" I am assuming it should just be alongside the roast potatoes & for same length of time???

Thanks
Nicky

paintpot

I get lots of compliments on my coleslaw but know nothing about parsnips sorry.

My coleslaw:

Sliced cabbage
Grated carrots
Grated apple - I sqeeze the grated apple to get rid of some of the juice otherwise it can make the coleslaw a bit soggy/watery.
Diced onion - not too much or it takes over the flavour

Stir with mayonnaise - yum

jackomdj wrote: »

Hello,

Does anyone have a traditional coleslaw recipe? My OH's mother makes a lovely one & I have asked her numerous times & she always says she will write it down & never does! I was hoping to be able to prove that I can do one just as nice!!!

Also another mother in law question - they gave us some parsnips which we have prepared & frozen. How long should we cook them for - again she just said "oh just put them in the oven" I am assuming it should just be alongside the roast potatoes & for same length of time???

Thanks
Nicky

whatatwit

I think the key to a good coleslaw is the mayonnaise.
At work, we just blitz chopped carrots and then chopped white cabbage in a food processor and then mix in a large tub with the mayonnaise.

As we make enough for 4-5 days, we don't add onions, as they sometimes seem to give off juice that can leave a bitter taste.

But, the mayonnaise we use tastes really lovely on its own. It's made by Gyma and we buy it in 10L tubs.

jorichste

ok, I know it seems pretty obvious, but how exactly do i make it??? normally mr tesco does it for me, but recently moved away from uk and food is soooooo expensive. Masterchef I am not so thought I would ease into it gently lol!!Any help would be hugely appreciated x