by Paula Meier
Serves: 10 people. Preparation time: 30 minutes.
- 16 oz. Shredded Cabbage Mix for Salads
- ¼ C. Red Wine Vinegar
- 2 T Sugar or Splenda®
- 2 T. Peanut or Vegetable Oil
- 1 t. Salt
- 1 t. Pepper
- 1 t. Celery Seed (optional)
• Mix the Vinegar and Sugar together. Add the Oil. Then add the Cabbage and season with Salt and Pepper. Toss with your clean hands to combine. Adjust the seasoning to taste. Let stand 20 minutes. Re-toss and serve as an accompaniment to a BBQ Pork dish.
"Coleslaw" - Correctly spelled as one word, Coleslaw is a Dutch term meaning "Cabbage Salad". First seen in a 1770 recipe book. Mayonnaise styles are the more recent than Oil and Vinegar styles. Thus various preparations have a tart to creamy taste. Germany, Italy, Poland, Russia and Sweden have unique variations. In the Ukraine, Carrots, Apples and Cranberries are added. In the UK, you might even find Cheddar Cheese in the mix.