I have made so many cole slaw recipes over the years! Unfortunately, none of them were wonderful or even memorable.

This time, I looked through a few recipes, incorporated my favorite ingredients and created my own.

A good cole slaw is perfect for a summer meal. However, I did not want a cole slaw that was drenched in mayonnaise. I prefer the dressing to be light and airy with a touch of spice. This is where the whole grain mustard makes it’s debut.

This was a winner! The onion gave it a little “kick” and the dressing was perfect, if I do say so myself. The best part about it was when I went to reuse it the next day, there was no soaked, unappetizing cole slaw. It was still perfect and delicious.

Please give this recipe a try. It was the most light, yet flavorful cole slaw I have ever tried, without the calories and heaviness of a lot of mayonnaise.

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You are going to love this one!

Ingredients for Cole Slaw

1/2 of a small red cabbage, thinly sliced
1/2 of a small green cabbage, thinly sliced
2 carrots, cut into slices
1 small red onion, thinly sliced
1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
2 1/2 tbsp. mayonnaise
1 1/2 tbsp. whole grain mustard
Juice of 1/4 fresh lemon
1 tsp. kosher salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
1 tbsp. very good olive oil

Slice red and green cabbage into thin slices making sure you slice around the core. You can also put them into the food processor with the shredding attachment.

Cut red onion into very thin slices.

Peel the carrot, and then use the peeler to “peel” carrot into small thin slices.

 

Toss the cabbage, onion and carrot into a large bowl.

Place the apple cider vinegar, mayonnaise, whole grain mustard, fresh lemon, salt, pepper and olive oil into a small mixing bowl. Whisk together ingredients.

Slowly pour dressing into cabbage mixture and as you pour, toss in the cabbage, onion and carrot mixture. When the cabbage mixture starts to glisten, stop, taste and decide if it needs more. Use this process until you have poured the desired amount of dressing in.

Remember an over-dressed salad is soggy and undesirable, so be very careful when you dress it.

I know you will enjoy this one!

It’s that simple!