Classic Coleslaw

  3.6 – 18 reviews  • Side Dish
Level: Easy
Total: 20 min
Active: 20 min
Yield: 16 servings

Ingredients

  1. 4 carrots, shredded
  2. 2 heads green cabbage, sliced thin
  3. 1/4 head purple cabbage, sliced thin
  4. 2 cups whole milk, plus more for thinning
  5. 1 cup mayonnaise
  6. 2 tablespoons sugar
  7. 4 teaspoons white vinegar
  8. 2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
  9. 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  10. 1/2 teaspoon salt
  11. 1/4 cup minced fresh parsley

Instructions

  1. Combine the carrots and the green and purple cabbage in a large bowl.
  2. In a separate bowl, mix together the milk, mayonnaise, sugar, vinegar, black pepper, cayenne and salt. Add more milk if you like the dressing a little thinner. Pour over the cabbage mixture and toss to combine. Add the parsley and toss again.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 of 16 servings
Calories 166
Total Fat 12 g
Saturated Fat 2 g
Carbohydrates 13 g
Dietary Fiber 4 g
Sugar 8 g
Protein 3 g
Cholesterol 9 mg
Sodium 205 mg

Reviews

Colleen Donovan
There is a typo in this recipe. I think “2 cups whole milk” might be 2 teaspoons? Perhaps 2 tablespoons, but I’d go with just barely enough milk to make the dressing pourable.
Dawn Copeland
We adapted and used 1/2 cup sour cream for the milk and used a prepared coleslaw mix 14oz.  The adapted dressing was absolutely perfectly creamy and delicious!  Have made notes of adaption. Will make again and again. My husband said not to change a thing. 
Jessica Perez
Too runny. Not flavorful.
Joshua Schmitt
I actually bought prepackaged cabbage (coleslaw blend) then made the dressing per the recipe. Excellent flavor and tastes even better the next day when it soaks into the cabbage.
Barry Yates
Amazing!! I like all her recipes!! You can always personalize it at your own taste! I have made some of her recipe and wow me and my family! Yummm!!
Dean Whitehead
Very disappointed. Made this for Memorial Day picnic this year (2018) and it was way too thin and runny. I ended up “doctoring” it up myself by adding some more Mayo and stuff. Usually her stuff is reliable, but this was to runny for my families taste. 
Jacob Thompson
My family and I loved this. You can add or remove or lessen a few things if something not your fave but still good. My 2 year old will eat this like the recipie says as if he was eating potato chips. (He is a very picky eater)
Nicole Cunningham
Just tried it. Great flavor(no cayenne). Used 1 cup milk, 1 1/2 mayo; it was perfect
Zachary Wallace
I’m surprised this recipe has been allowed to stand without at least comment by Ree, telling us it is a correct printing, and that either it thickens, or is well absorbed, or stands up to the coleslaw….OR correct the weird ratio of 2 – 1 milk/mayo.   Strange.  I want to try it, but hate wasting my ingredients & time, therefore, 1 star for imbalance appearing ingredients.
Samuel Rodriguez
Perfect as is! Vinegar causes milk to thicken nicely. I added a touch more cayenne as we like the heat. Perfect slaw dressing!!

 

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