Happy Friday to you all! I don’t know about you but I have been loving these beautiful Colorado (Deet necessary) evenings, long and cool, enjoying large meals and cold drinks with friends and family out on the back porch. A new staple and one of the easiest and yummiest sides to ever grace our summer table has been the Cole Slaw, or as I like to call it, The Summer Slaw.
Easy Summer Slaw
- 1 head green cabbage
- 1/4 – 1/2 head purple cabbage
- 1 cup carrots, shredded
- 1/2 white onion, diced
- 1 cup Light Vegenaise or 1/2 cup each Vegenaise and Mayonnaise
- 3 tablespoons Apple Cider Vinegar
- 3 tablespoons Sour Cream
- 2 tablespoons Sugar
- Salt & Pepper to Taste
- Favorite Pandora Station
Start by finely shredding both cabbages and the carrots. Place cabbage in a large mixing bowl and toss lightly with salt. Next, dice up that onion and add both carrot and onion in with cabbage. Do not mix quite yet. (This is my personal opinion, being a free country, you are of course free to mix at will.)
At this point, you will have a large mountain of cabbage, carrot, and onion in your bowl. To the top of that pile, add your Vegenaise or Vegenaise/Mayonnaise combo, vinegar, sour cream, and sugar. Now, go ahead and gently fold all of the ingredients together , keep folding until everything is well incorporated. Next step, give it a taste and add in more salt and pepper as needed. Cover and stick it in the fridge until dinner at least an hour but you can make it as early as the night before.
Slaw is of course a most versatile date. She can swing spicy or mild, creamy or light. She goes well with steak and chicken and all manner of BBQ. And she is terribly crunchy and refreshing stuffed inside a fish taco. She also gets along well with other veggies, highlighting the beautiful creaminess of the mashed potato and the sweetness of corn on the cob. Here it is served alongside sautéed Sweet Peas and a Lemon Tarragon Hake Filet and it was, well, it was delicious.I hope you all have a lovely weekend and have a chance to slow down and savor this beautiful summer weekend with someone you love and a big bowl of Summer Slaw!
Sour Potatoes 
Thanks so much for introducing the fabulous ingredient Vegenaise into my life. I have never liked mayo, but it is necessary for so many recipes. Now I have an ingredient I actually like, and if I want I can assure folks that my coleslaw is Vegan-which helps me maintain a bit of McSnooty-ness : )
Indeed, My Friend, Vegenaise is one of the great wonders of the world and only the kindest of McSnoots would leave such a lovely comment! 🙂
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