coleslawColeslaw is so easy to make at home and tastes far superior to the vinegary stuff you buy, why would you even bother buying it. The basic mix comprises of 4 ingredients that are all store cupboard items for us,  and once made it stores well for up to a week, if it lasts that long. Once you have had a go at your own then you will never waste your money on the bought stuff again.

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This recipe makes enough for a side dish for 6 - 8 servings

Ingredients

  • 1 medium onion (red or white) peeled and finely chopped
  • 1 medium carrot grated
  • 1/3 white or red cabbage chopped to 2 ish cm pieces or smaller, or larger
  • depending upon how chunky you like your coleslaw.
  • A good dollop of mayonnaise

You will also need

  • 1 large mixing bowl

Method

  1. Put all the ingredients in a bowl
  2. Give them a good stir to evenly distribute
  3. Check that you have enough Mayo and add more if necessary
  4. Eat and enjoy!

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Serving suggestions and variations

  • Coleslaw is best if allowed to marinade for 30 mins before you eat it
  • If you like a thinner sauce use 50% mayonnaise and 50% salad cream
  • Red onions are milder than white and are best if you want a subtle onion flavour and a little colour with white cabbage
  • If you want mild coleslaw miss out the onions altogether
  • If you use red cabbage and red onions you get very red coleslaw
  • Once you have mastered the basics try adding a few other ingredients to the mix. Onion and poppy seeds work particularly well as do pine
  • nuts
  • Coleslaw can be eaten as a side dish with anything, but it doesn’t go well with gravy, I’ve tried!

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Acknowledgements
Coleslaw has been a staple food in my life for most of it. Therefore I blame my mother for this one. Mum still has a bowl of coleslaw in the fridge most of the time and claims it provide 3 of her 5 a day per portion! Thanks mum.

 

You might like to try some other recipes from our collection;

  1. Try an Asparagus galette if you have a little puff pastry left overs, it goes very well with coleslaw!
  2. For a warming supper on a Saturday you can't beat Corned Beef Lasagne.
  3. Having friends over then try Pasties De Nata, or Portugese custard tarts, they will love them, and so will you!

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We hope you have enjoyed this recipe.

Happy eating!

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