Monday, November 22, 2010

Balsamic Coleslaw


On Wednesday, Food Floozie posted a picture of Tom's coleslaw in balsamic vinaigrette. Unfortunately, wordless Wednesday means no recipe, so I was out of luck.

It only took a day for me to make my way to the grocery store, pick up some shredded cabbage and get to work. My big fear was that I'd screw it up. I sometimes have a problem working with balsamic. Meredith frequently (in the nicest way possible) tells me that the dressings are too strong.

Fortunately, I had a good recipe to work from that's served me well for years. I was able to make a few tweaks and my new balsamic coleslaw (my new favourite, by the way) turned out nice and tasty.

Balsamic Coleslaw
  • 1 14 oz bag of shredded cabbage and carrots (I'm lazy)
  • ¼ cup white vinegar
  • ¼ cup sugar
  • 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tbsp balsamic mustard (or 1 tbsp dijon mustard)
  • ¼ tsp sea salt
  • ¼ tsp fresh ground black pepper
  1. Stuff shredded cabbage into a jar.
  2. Combine the remaining ingredients into a small pot, stir and heat until mixture comes to a boil and sugar dissolves.
  3. Pour into jar, shake well and refrigerate for at least two hours before serving.
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13 comments:

  1. I am not much for coleslaw, but your dressing portion looks like it would be great on tossed greens, with a sliced green apple mixed in. Thanks Dan.

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  2. I've never seen balsamic mustard before...that sounds awesome! This sounds like a great combo...and I like my coleslaw...piled on a pulled pork bbq sammie...mmmmm!

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  3. Yum! I love coleslaw but don't often think to make it. The balsamic variation sounds delish....with a nice strong dressing :) Why add the calories if you're not going to get the kick?

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  4. @Michele: yeah, I'm not a big fan of mayo-based slaws. Maybe because my parents fed me the fluorescent green KFC slaw when I was a kid. I'm fairly certain that was mostly sugar, mayo and food colouring.

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  5. I love a good balsamic dressing, but never thought to use it on coleslaw before. I often use white balsamic when I'm making a salad to accompany something that I don't want the dressing to overpower (such as fish), or when I don't want the dressing to change the look and colour of my salad.
    Sue :-)

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  6. That sounds perfect! And it looks really good, too. I'm just as lazy -- Tom did all the shredding of the vegetables when he prepared the slaw, but I would've just bought a package on sale and dumped it into a bowl ... :)

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  7. I lov discovering new ways to use balsamic vinegar. Thanks! Miriam@Meatless Meals For Meat Eaters

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  8. I am glad you linked this to MMM because it gives me another cole slaw recipe, cone that really interests ne. I have not used balsamic with cole slaw but why not? Thanks for sharing this.

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  9. Funny thing is, balsamic is my favourite vinegar and the thought of adding it to coleslaw never occurred to me until I saw the post from Mary.

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  10. It's so nice to see a slaw recipe with no mayo. I really like cabbage, but put the traditional cole slaw dressing on it and I tend to run in the other direction. This salad sounds good.

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  11. Anything with balsamic is right up my street! This sounds delish!!

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  12. Thanks so much for including this cole slaw in our Get Grillin’ event – it looks awesome!

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  13. Hey - this does look amazing, and is one of the most unique recips in the Get Grillin' event. I noticed that you are supposed to reference the event in your post (just a gentle reminder because this sounds original and yummy enough that you could win!). :)

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