Out the Door Coleslaw

We were going to someone’s house for dinner, Friday evening, and I told my friend, I would bring dessert and coleslaw.                                                                        

 Of course, I made dessert, first thing, in the day.  That was fun and the best dessert, I have made. 

As we were about to leave, maybe fifteen minutes left, until our targeted time, I remembered the cole slaw.  I threw this together in record time and was rewarded with a delicious salad.  I am doing my best to recreate it.

 I had bought a bag of shredded green cabbage and another of red shredded cabbage.  Whew, I could get started.  I threw that in the bowl. 

I grabbed my immersion blender and took out the chopper.  Then, I ran around, grabbing from the shelves, grabbing from the refrigerator, just grabbing whatever met the eye.  From the fridge – out came apples, carrots, red onion, red pepper, mayo and lemon juice.  Off the shelves flew brown sugar (I have never used brown sugar in coleslaw before – I will do this again.)

 Into the chopper attachment, went sliced carrots, chunked apples, red pepper in eighths, and the red onion in eighths.  On it went until I got chopped pieces and not pureed.  Out they came, not only into the bowl but all over my counter, flying onto the stove and floor.  Hurrying does not always produce what one wants.  The floor would get cleaned up when we got home.  Ditto the stove and counters.

 Now the bowl contains all the vegetables.  I looked around and remembered that Tyler Florence put nuts in his cole slaw, at least I think is is Tyler.  Tyler is the greatest so I don’t feel badly if I made a mistake.  I grabbed some craisins and some pecans.  I put the pecans in the chopper and took the smaller pieces and covered the salad.

 As quickly as possible, I took a small bowl, scooped out some mayo, poured some Brownulated sugar on top and straight from the bottle, poured what I hoped was a tablespoon of lemon juice.

 Mixed it up and we ran out the front door.  Coat, what coat….and we were walking.  Back home, we went, put the mayo back in the fridge, got my coat and the chocolate dessert, and we took off again.

 We knocked at the door and calmly and sedately greeted our friends, who never knew how this salad got made, but they did love the salad, and I know this because, it was almost gone and we brought tons.  I saved a little and I am going to see if I can get a photo.  No, I did not have time for photos.  

 

 

1 bag shredded green cabbage (16 ounces)

1 bag shredded red cabbage (12 ounces)

1 small red onion, chopped

2 carrots, chopped

1/4 cup craisins

1/4 cup, chopped pecans

1/4 red pepper, chopped

2 apples, chopped (shredded works also)

Dressing

1/2 cup mayonnaise  (I added a little bit more.)

1/3 cup brown sugar

1 – 2 tablespoons lemon  juice.

In a bowl, place all chopped fruits and vegetables.

Add nuts.  Mix.

Mix the ingredients for the dressing together and put on top of cabbage mixture.

Mix dressing and cabbage.

Enjoy.