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    Home » Appetizers

    PUBLISHED: Jun 21, 2016 · UPDATED: Apr 26, 2017 by Precious · This post may contain affiliate links · 45 Comments

    EASIEST, MOST DELICIOUS COLESLAW SALAD

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    how to make coleslaw
    Each time I make this salad, girl number one dives at it. She even attempted to make hers one day when I wasn't making any. When I made this version which I am going to show you with the cabbage chopped more finely, baby girl loved it!. How sweet and nice to see a toddler eat salad happily. It is the perfect dream-come-true for a mother who ants to see her kids LOVE salad.

    This is coleslaw at it's finest. You only need 3 ingredients- red cabbage, white cabbage and carrots. You could even use just two ingredients: regular cabbage and carrots. The salad dressing that goes with it is creamy, sweet with a hint of tart. While we were grilling the other day, I made some and it was so enjoyable as usual. I thought I would share this delight with you.
    Prep: 20 mins
    Cook: 0 mins
    Serves: 4

    Ingredients

    For the salad:

    Half a small cabbage
    Half a small red cabbage
    2 medium carrots
    For the dressing:
    1 cup of mayonnaise
    Half cup of milk
    2 teaspoons vinegar
    1 teaspoon mustard
    1 heaped tablespoon sugar
    Here is my cast of characters, right before my cabbages were halved.
    Half one cabbage and shred using the shredding corner of a grater. In case a portion doesn't shred as finely, keep it aside and use a knife to chop more finely later.
    Repeat process with the other red/purple cabbage and place them in a bowl. The world should be talking about how cute a purple cabbage is!
    Shred the carrots.
    Put into the same bowl as the cabbage and mix everything together. Oh baby! Oh my! Good God! Gracious God! Oh heavens!
    Now it's time for the salad dressing! Let's sing:
    Dressing lifted salad
    Dressing lifted salad
    When nothing else would do
    Dressing lifted salad!
    Dump all the dressing ingredients into a bowl: mayo, milk, mustard, vinegar and sugar.
    Beat everything together until smooth.
    Now pour this over the vegetables and weep for joy.
    Give that a good mix.
    That's how you make a very easy and delightful coleslaw, people.
    How the coleslaw can serve you;
    -Take this to a potluck dinner to be a star without the paparazzi.
    -Serve it as a side to a barbecue.
    -Make it for your next party.
    -Just make some and enjoy yourself at home. Ha.
    NOTES

    If you have a food processor, you could just put chunks of cabbage in it and chop together with the cream. This is super easy.
    Enjoy your creamy coleslaw!

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    Comments

    1. Angele marie says

      June 21, 2016 at 9:40 pm

      Yes this is me right now. I am gradually turning into a vegetarian. I now have salads for for breakfast,lunch and dinner. I love this your simple and nutridense salad. I missed my favourite blog so much

      Reply
    2. Anonymous says

      June 21, 2016 at 9:40 pm

      Yet to come across red cabbage in Nigeria, I use white cabbage, carrot and red apple for my coleslaw, the apple gives it a distinctive taste. Send me some red cabbage, Lool. Bola

      Reply
    3. Precious Nkeih says

      June 22, 2016 at 12:12 am

      I love the gradual turn that is taking over you. You'll love this simple salad.
      Your favourite blog missed you even more.

      Welcome back, dear.

      Reply
    4. Precious Nkeih says

      June 22, 2016 at 12:15 am

      I have never made a salad with apple. Time to try something new. Thanks for the idea Bola.

      And oh, I'm sending some online red cabbage your way. Hahaha

      Reply
    5. Cassie Daves says

      June 22, 2016 at 4:38 am

      Oh WOW!! I never knew there was a red cabbage! wow! It looks so good and this recipe definitely deserves a try!
      Awesome.

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      Reply
    6. Precious Nkeih says

      June 22, 2016 at 5:27 am

      There is a red cabbage and it is so cute!
      Thanks for stopping by, Cassie!

      Reply
    7. Yetunde of Safoorahspace says

      June 22, 2016 at 12:56 pm

      First time I'd be seeing an 'oyinbo' cabbage. LOL. Thanks for the recipe. Kudos

      Reply
    8. Precious Nkeih says

      June 22, 2016 at 1:18 pm

      Red cabbage gives amazing colour to this though I sometimes think it overshadows the white. Lol
      That's it! I'm getting a food processor. You won't believe, I don't own one, Kachee.
      You should totally make your own dressing. The dressing in this recipe is yum!

      Reply
    9. Precious Nkeih says

      June 22, 2016 at 1:19 pm

      Lol @"oyinbo" cabbage.
      Thanks for stopping by, Yetunde!

      Reply
    10. Kachee Tee says

      June 22, 2016 at 12:56 pm

      I loveeee coleslaw and I loveee the colour red cabbage gives to this salad, and you're right! The combination is amazing. I always use a food processor and it takes barely 2 minutes to chop up all the cabbage! I've never made my own dressing... I'll try it out!

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    11. Ife Leke says

      June 24, 2016 at 2:15 pm

      Waow. This looks lovely. I wish I had your passion for cooking though.

      CHAPTER 10 of Wrong but Right? is here again! Enjoy! Pamilerin drove without any clear direction. He didn’t really care where he was headed; he just wanted to get over the seething anger raging inside him and driving had always proved to be a soothing exercise for him. He knew he had a volatile temper – where he got it from was still in question – and had over the years, mastered putting a rein on it. Continue here

      http://www.ayandola.com/2016/06/24/wrong-right-chapter-ten.html

      Reply
    12. Precious Nkeih says

      June 24, 2016 at 3:11 pm

      You could fall in love with cooking like me, Ife.

      Reply
    13. Precious Nkeih says

      June 24, 2016 at 3:14 pm

      It's from this post that I realised red cabbage is not readily available in Nigeria. The recipe still works well with regular cabbage though. How are you doing, Nelo?

      Reply
    14. Chinelo Okoli says

      June 24, 2016 at 2:15 pm

      I love the colour the red cabbage gives the salad. Unfortunately it is not readily available in Nigeria. Bless ur lil girl for trying to make her own salad. How cute.

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      Reply
    15. Sisi Yemmie says

      June 25, 2016 at 12:29 pm

      It's awesome! I made this for christmas and to think I never filmed it! It appeared on my vlogs sha

      Reply
    16. Precious Nkeih says

      June 25, 2016 at 12:37 pm

      It's the "awesomest" salad, Sisi! It will be cool to make a video of the recipe someday.
      Thank you for stopping by my blog!

      Reply
    17. Joy2Endure says

      June 28, 2016 at 2:27 pm

      I so love colours. I usually make mine with just the white cabbage and carrots. I will be trying out how it goes with red cabbage in it. The pics are soo cool.

      Reply
    18. Precious Nkeih says

      June 28, 2016 at 2:46 pm

      Thanks sis. Still working on my photography skills. Haha
      Colours make food look more take-away.

      Reply
    19. Precious Nkeih says

      July 04, 2016 at 5:59 pm

      Binging is allowed, Tamie!

      Reply
    20. Tamie says

      July 04, 2016 at 5:51 pm

      Oh the colours !! I'm binging on your food posts ! Awesome shares.

      Reply
    21. Inspiring healthy lifestyles says

      August 13, 2016 at 11:55 am

      Yesterday I bought me some cabbage and carrots and would definitely make coleslaw today. This will go very well with my spicy home-made mayo. Great pics by the way! God bless!

      Reply
    22. Precious Nkeih says

      August 13, 2016 at 1:09 pm

      I love homemade mayo. Nothing like it.
      Thanks sis!

      Reply
    23. Marie Che says

      December 21, 2016 at 7:30 am

      Hi Preshy,am glad seeing this recipe.please what kind of milk or any kind of milk?Thanks a lot for helping.Stay blessed.

      Reply
      • Precious says

        December 21, 2016 at 10:48 am

        Hi Marie!
        I use whole liquid milk but you could use evaporated (peak) milk too or skim milk.

        Reply
    24. Pascaline Fonteh says

      December 31, 2016 at 11:49 am

      Dear Precious,

      I just finished making this salad and could not help singing the "dressing lifted salad" song. Thanks for your recipes, I have been cooking a storm. Kati Kati coming up tomorrow. First timer!

      Reply
      • Precious says

        December 31, 2016 at 11:56 am

        High five dear!
        So glad to have you here.
        Thanks for the sweet feedback.

        Reply
    25. Peridia_Ann says

      May 05, 2017 at 5:41 am

      I have been looking for such easy recipes with ingredients that are easy to get for a long time thanks for making it easy for me much love.

      Reply
      • Precious says

        May 05, 2017 at 10:57 am

        Love back at ya, dear ?

        Reply
    26. Fonkemkathleen says

      May 05, 2017 at 11:15 am

      Hello precious how do u wash the cabbage? I mean disinfecting and doing away w the strong smell

      Reply
      • Precious says

        May 05, 2017 at 6:34 pm

        Hi Fonkem, I simply peel the outer skin of the cabbage because most of the cabbage I get here doesn't need disinfecting.
        But to disinfect, put a couple teaspoons of vinegar in water and put in your chopped cabbage to rest for a few minutes. Drain the cabbage, squeeze and use in your salad. Hope this helps.

        Reply
    27. Esther says

      March 02, 2018 at 11:26 pm

      Thank you so much Precious for this healthy salads. I truly appreciate it, because this will help me cut down on my weight.
      Thanks once again for sharing.

      Reply
      • Precious says

        March 05, 2018 at 12:20 pm

        You are welcome, dear.

        Reply
    28. Princess Ekema says

      December 23, 2018 at 2:45 am

      Wow! This looks so delicious. Merry Christmas to you Mummy Precious. The milk mentioned in this salad dressing is it condensed or which? Thanks again and my regards to your family.

      Reply
      • Precious says

        December 24, 2018 at 3:18 pm

        Hi dear, it is liquid milk. You could use liquid Peak milk. Have a wonderful Christmas!

        Reply
    29. Ify says

      August 30, 2019 at 6:56 am

      Pls ma can I use lemon juice instead of vinegar in the dressing

      Reply
      • Precious says

        August 31, 2019 at 12:42 pm

        Yes, you definitely can.

        Reply
    30. Nalova says

      December 15, 2020 at 8:12 am

      Thanks for sharing, Please can you share the other method or recipe of making your cameroonian coleslaw whithout cabbage. that is, potatoes, apples, sweet corn, etc?

      Reply
      • Precious says

        December 21, 2020 at 9:52 pm

        Hi Nalova, I will keep that in mind!

        Reply
    31. Musa Tshambo Mpofu says

      December 24, 2020 at 5:39 pm

      Hi Precious,I once made your apple bread but lost the recipe,may I please have the recipe? thank you.

      Reply
      • Precious says

        December 26, 2020 at 9:12 am

        Hi, here you go: https://www.preciouscore.com/apple-cake-recipe/

        Reply

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