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The Best Creamy Coleslaw Recipe
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The Best Creamy Coleslaw: A Classic BBQ Side Dish Recipe

This recipe for The Best Creamy Coleslaw: A Classic BBQ Side Dish Recipe is easy, delicious, and pops with flavor from the macerated onion.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time5 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Course: Side
Cuisine: BBQ
Servings: 8
Author: The BBQ Buddha

Ingredients

  • 1/2 medium head red cabbage
  • 1/4 head green cabbage
  • 1 cups julienned carrots
  • 1/2 green pepper julienned
  • 1/4 red onion sliced thin
  • 1 lemon juiced
  • Salt
  • 1/4 cup coarsely chopped parsley
  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise
  • 1/8 cup Dijon mustard
  • 1 Tbs sugar
  • 1/2 tsp mustard seed

Instructions

  • Slice the onion thin, place in a bowl, add the juice of 1 lemon and set aside for 20 minutes
  • Quarter the green and red cabbage, remove the cores
  • Slice thin and place in to a large bowl
  • Julienne the carrots and place in to bowl
  • Pick the parsley leaves and place in to the bowl
  • Drain the onions, reserving the lemon juice, and add the onions to the bowl
  • Toss to mix all the vegetables through
  • Dress the slaw with mayonnaise, mustard, sugar, and mustard seed
  • Add reserved lemon juice as needed until slaw pops with brightness