This creamy coleslaw recipe from Better Homes and Gardens is a perfect side dish for any meal. It’s easy to make, packed with flavors, and sure to impress your guests.
Ingredients
- 4 c. shredded cabbage
- 1/2 c. shredded carrots
- 1/4 c. finely chopped green pepper
- 2 Tbsp. finely chopped onion
- 1/2 c. mayonnaise
- 1 Tbsp. vinegar
- 2 tsp. sugar
- 1 tsp. celery seed
- 1/4 tsp. salt
Mixing Ingredients
- In a large bowl, combine cabbage, carrot, green pepper and onion or can use package of slaw mix purchased from store.
Calorie: 150
Total cooking time: 10 minutes
Difficulty level: Easy
The Chronicles of Cabbage and Carrots: A Creamy Coleslaw Saga
Ah, coleslaw. The humble yet heroic side dish that has saved many a backyard BBQ from the monotonous tyranny of potato salad. Today, I’m about to share my latest culinary escapades with none other than Better Homes and Gardens’ Creamy Coleslaw. So buckle up, folks, because it’s about to get creamy, crunchy, and a wee bit cabbage-y.
The Great Gathering of Ingredients
Like any epic tale, ours starts with a motley crew of ingredients. 4 cups of shredded cabbage, half a cup of shredded carrots, a quarter cup of finely chopped green pepper, 2 tablespoons of finely chopped onion, half a cup of mayonnaise, a tablespoon of vinegar, 2 teaspoons of sugar, a teaspoon of celery seed, and a quarter teaspoon of salt.
I’d like to point out that as I was rounding up these ingredients, I couldn’t help but appreciate the beautiful colour palette they were forming. The green cabbage, orange carrots, and green pepper were like a beautiful garden salad waiting to happen. And to be honest, it’s probably the closest my kitchen has ever come to resembling a garden.
The Mixing Melodrama
Then came the moment of truth. It was time to combine this colourful medley in a large bowl. There was a certain satisfaction in seeing the cabbage, carrots, green pepper, and onion come together in harmony. It was as if they were born to be part of this slaw symphony. However, you could also use a pre-made slaw mix, but where’s the fun in that? Homemade is where the heart is, my friends!
The Dressing Debacle
The dressing was a whole other ball game. The mayonnaise, vinegar, sugar, celery seed, and salt had to be mixed in a smaller bowl. Despite the simplicity of the task, I somehow managed to splatter mayonnaise on my favourite shirt. Let’s just say, the whole scenario was a bit “dressing” to say the least.
The Marriage of Slaw and Sauce
Once the dressing was finally ready and my shirt was relegated to the laundry pile, I poured the creamy concoction over the slaw. I mixed it all up, making sure every shred of cabbage and every morsel of carrot was coated in that creamy goodness. The slaw was then banished to the refrigerator to let the flavours mingle.
The Grand Tasting
A couple of hours later, it was time for the grand tasting. And let me tell you, it was worth every bit of the cabbage chopping, carrot grating, green pepper dicing, onion crying, mayonnaise splattering, vinegar smelling, sugar spilling, celery scattering, and salt sprinkling.
The creamy coleslaw was crunchy, tangy, slightly sweet, and all kinds of delicious. It was like a party in my mouth where everyone’s invited – cabbage, carrots, green pepper, onion, mayonnaise, vinegar, sugar, celery, and salt.
In conclusion, my friends, creamy coleslaw is not just a dish. It’s a journey, a saga, a tale of cabbage and carrots, of love and laughter, of mayhem and mayo. And I wouldn’t have it any other way.
