You are here: Home > Recipes > Coleslaw

Coleslaw

Home-made coleslaw is quick, delicious and easy.

It's just a case of grating / slicing the ingredients and mixing them with the dressing.

It tends not to have the aftertaste or "dodgy breath" properties of shop-bought versions, which is a bonus at lunchtime!

It keeps for a day or so in an airtight container.

	Ingredients
	1 small cabbage (red or white, depends on your preference) 2 medium carrots 1 medium apple 1 handful of sultanas 100ml natural yoghurt or mayonnaise Optional extra - handful of mix seeds, to garnish

Method

Grate or finely slice (e.g. on a mandolin) the cabbage, carrots and apple.
It's up to you whether you peel the carrots and apple.
Mix with the yoghurt / mayonnaise and sultanas.
Sprinkle with the fresh seeds, if using.

Enjoy!

Time From Cupboard-To-Table

10 minutes

Notes & Variations

For a more colourful coleslaw, this is great with red cabbage.

Try serving with some fresh rye bread, to make a complete meal.

For a more traditional coleslaw, swap the apple and sultanas for shredded raw onion. Still delicious, but not quite as good on the "smelly breath" front!

For extra protein, try sprinkling some lightly toasted pine nuts or sesame seeds on top of the finished coleslaw.

If you think you've made too much, store the ingredients MINUS the mayo / yoghurt in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 2 days.

Veg Box Recipes Newsletter

Make sure you always stay up-to-date with our latest seasonal hints, tips and recipes. Plus exclusive discounts and competitions from ethical companies.

And it's free!

Subscribe now

Ratings & Reviews

Rating	Comments
10/10	Fast to make, lovely and crunchy, great with my jacket potatoes. Thanks
1/10	erm i dont like it its horrid and wheres the ONION
10/10	This is great! Even better if you add spring onion. The great thing about this recipe is that you can use as a base recipe and add what you want to it e.g. onion etc.
9/10	apple gives it an extra crunch my kids loved it

Rate It!

Have you tried this recipe? Tell us what you think of it.

Find more recipes

Salad Recipes

	Beetroot & Orange Salad The combination of beetroot, orange and coriander is fragrant and the flavours really compliment each other.
	Fennel, Orange And Watercress Salad This is a delicious spring salad, when fennel and watercress are readily available and the freshest, juiciest oranges are available from the Med.
	Healthy Potato Salad The first new potatoes of the season are such a treat, after the last few months of stored spuds, needing heavy peeling and careful chopping. My traditional potato salad recipe is, unfortunately, laden with mayonnaise... So I decided to design a mayo-free, healthy alternative.
	Stunningly Simple Tomato Salad A simple tomato salad, making the most of in-season tomatoes. The great thing about this recipe is that it's easy to grow the tomatoes, spring onions and basil yourself - even if you don't have a garden. They'll all do well in pots, if they have to.
	Brussel Sprouts Salad Fresh, young sprouts work well in this raw salad. The sweetness of Balsamic vinegar gives it a delicious twist and the pumpkin seeds and pine nuts give it a nutty crunch.
	Watercress, Spinach & Goats' Cheese Salad I invented this recipe one lunchtime when we were all craving salad – in the depths of winter. The warm goats’ cheese and delicious dressing makes this salad a filling winter or springtime treat. You can also use kale, chard or beetroot leaves.
	Asparagus & Broad Bean Salad Asparagus and broad bean salad works best with early-season broad beans, so you don't have to remove the skins of the beans. The addition of a poached egg turns these simple springtime ingredients into a delicious meal.
	Spinach And Rocket Salad This salad is easy to make and is great for a sunny spring day. You can add even more flavour by using the Parmesan shavings. The key is to wash and dry the salad leaves thoroughly, so the dressing clings to them, giving a wonderful flavour.
	Early Courgette Salad Early courgettes are packed with flavour and are a real treat, whereas later in the season you may be fed up with them! So here’s a recipe to help you enjoy them with in-season broccoli.
	Mediterranean Grean Bean Salad This salad is simple to make and packed with flavour. Using the earliest French beans of the season makes it a delicious treat. Feta, pine nuts and the dressing give a Mediterranean feel.
	Rocket And Sun-Dried Tomato Salad Early spring rocket is a great salad vegetable – packed with peppery flavour and vitamins. Spice it up with this delicious dressing, topped off by the sweetness of sun-dried tomatoes.
	Warm Mange Tout Salad This recipe uses mange tout (snow peas) in a warm salad. Light cooking can bring out the sweetness of the mange tout and new-season carrots, and the radishes give things a little kick. This side dish takes literally a few minutes to throw together.
	Broad Beans Salad This is an unusual way of serving broad beans, but makes a lovely change. This is a peppery salad, making the most of the freshest early summer ingredients.
	Broad Beans Rice Salad This rice salad is spiced up with early summer veggies - fresh tomatoes, broad beans and extra nutrients from kidney beans. The optional dressing adds to the nutty flavour of the brown rice and the whole thing takes just 20 minutes! If you don't fancy a lemon dressing, you can mix in Cheddar cheese instead!
	Beetroot and Fennel Salad With Sage Croutons This recipe combines raw fennel and beetroot with freshly cooked sage croutons, halloumi cheese and an orange dressing, to make a deliciously crunchy summer salad.
	Tomato And Avocado Salad Late summer is a time when many veg box schemes and home veg growers have a glut of tomatoes. If you’ve got some that are really ripe and full of flavour, then this simple salad is really delicious.
	Warm Summer Courgette & Runner Bean Salad With Artichoke Hearts This delicious summer salad is best served warm. The courgettes and runner beans take on a buttery flavour, enhanced by the creaminess of the artichoke hearts.
	Puy Lentil Rice Salad This rice salad looks lovely if moulded in a bowl and served turned out onto a large plate. It’s easy to make and the raw carrot and spring onion provide an interesting texture contrast to the cooked lentils and rice.
	Celebration New Potato Salad The new spuds herald an end to peeling and removing of suspect black bits from the old spuds! Here’s a recipe to celebrate their flavour in style!
	Chinese Cabbage And Red Onion Salad This recipe for Chinese cabbage and red onion salad is on test - but still available for you to try. Why not give it a go?

Back to recipe index