Shar’s Coleslaw

Name: Shar’s Coleslaw
Yield: Serves 4–6
Cuisine: Americas
Ingredients: ⅛ red cabbage (about 160 g/5¾ oz., very finely sliced; ¼ firm white cabbage (about 300 g/10½ oz., very finely sliced; 2 tbsp finely chopped fresh coriander leaves; 2 spring onions, green part only, finely diced; 175 g (6 oz) canned sweetcorn, drained; salt and pepper; 1 tbsp mayonnaise; juice of ½ lime; ½ green pepper, deseeded and finely diced; 125 g (4½ oz) carrots, grated

Preparation info

Serves
4–6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Caribbean Food Made Easy

By Levi Roots

Published 2009

About

My daughter Shar makes the best coleslaw ever and this is her fantastic recipe. It is full of colour, flavour and crunch and doesn’t have too much sauce – just how I like it.

Ingredients

¼ firm white cabbage (about 300 g/10½ oz., very finely sliced
⅛

Americas
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

Mix all the prepared vegetables with the sweetcorn and coriander in a serving bowl. Season, then squeeze on the lime and dollop on the mayo. Stir everything together carefully. That’s it: fresh and fantastic.
Keep the coleslaw, covered, in the fridge if you’re preparing it in advance of the meal. This is great at a barbecue or any summer meal, or even to make y