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white bowl with gulf coast coleslaw in it, on a round cutting board on a white countertop

Gulf Coast Coleslaw

Sheila Johnson
Zippy creamy dressing is tossed with colorful cabbage, red onion, carrots, and mandarin oranges for the perfect refreshing slaw!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Course Salad, Side Dish
Cuisine American, gulf coast, summer
Servings 8 people
Calories 201 kcal

Ingredients
  

Slaw

  • 14 ounce package classic slaw mix with carrots
  • 2 cups red cabbage shredded fine
  • 11 ounce can Mandarin oranges drained
  • 1/4 cup red sweet onion thinly sliced

Slaw Dressing

  • 3/4 cup mayonnaise
  • 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
  • 3 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tsp prepared yellow mustard ex. Frenches
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp pepper freshly ground
  • 1/2 tsp celery seeds
  • 3 dashes Tabasco Sauce
  • 1/8 tsp garlic powder

Instructions
 

Dressing

  • Combine all ingredients in dressing list: mayonnaise, vinegar, sugar, mustard, salt, pepper, celery seeds, Tabasco Sauce, and garlic powder. Whisk until smooth and incorporated well. Set aside.

Slaw

  • Combine package of slaw, finely chopped red cabbage, thinly sliced red onion. Toss together. Add dressing, and combine using tongs. Finally add Mandarin oranges and carefully fold in with a spatula as to not break up oranges.
  • Refrigerate for minimum of one hour before serving.
  • NOTE: Do not mix dressing with slaw more than three hour before serving, slaw looses it's crunch the longer it sits in the dressing, and you want that texture.

Nutrition

Serving: 0.5cupCalories: 201kcalCarbohydrates: 14gProtein: 2gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 9gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.04gCholesterol: 9mgSodium: 309mgPotassium: 212mgFiber: 2gSugar: 11gVitamin A: 775IUVitamin C: 26mgCalcium: 37mgIron: 1mg
Keyword cabbage, orange, salad, side dish, slaw, summer, sweet and sour
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