Crisp Delicatessen Coleslaw

Name: Crisp Delicatessen Coleslaw
Yield: Serves Six to Eight
Ingredients: 1 onion, chopped; 2–3 handfuls of raisins or sultanas (golden raisins); 1–2 celery sticks, finely chopped, or 5–10 ml/1–2 tsp celery seeds; ½ red (bell) pepper, chopped; ½ green (bell) pepper, chopped; 3–4 carrots, coarsely grated; 1 large white or green cabbage, very thinly sliced; salt and ground black pepper; 45 ml/3 tbsp white wine vinegar or cider vinegar; 175–250 ml/6–8 fl oz/¾–1 cup mayonnaise, to bind; 60–90 ml/4–6 tbsp sugar, to taste

Preparation info

Serves
Six to Eight

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Complete Guide to Traditional Jewish Cooking

By Marlena Spieler

Published 2016

About

The key to good coleslaw is a zesty dressing and an interesting selection of vegetables.

Ingredients

1 large white or green cabbage, very thinly sliced
3–4 carrots, coarsely grated
½ red (

Vegetarian
Brunch
Gluten-free

Method

Put the cabbage, carrots, peppers, celery or celery seeds, onion, and raisins or sultanas in a salad bowl and mix to combine well. Add the vinegar, sugar, salt and ground black pepper and toss together. Leave to stand for about 1 hour.