a delicious salad of tortellini in pesto with crisp vegetables and a creamy pesto dressing. This recipe is very dissimilar from pasta salads with Italian dressing. Works well as a lunchtime main dish or a really hearty side dish.
| Prep Time: | 30 mins |
| Total Time: | 30 mins |
| Servings: | 12 |
| Yield: | 12 servings |
Ingredients
- ½ medium head red cabbage, finely shredded
- ¼ cup finely minced white onion
- 2 Fuji apples, peeled, cored and finely diced
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ⅛ teaspoon pepper
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons milk
Instructions
- In a large serving bowl, toss together the cabbage, onion, and apples. In a small bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, salt, pepper, sugar, lemon juice, and milk. Pour dressing over the cabbage mixture, and toss to coat. Chill until serving.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 160 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 8 g |
| Cholesterol | 7 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 1 g |
| Protein | 1 g |
| Saturated Fat | 2 g |
| Sodium | 212 mg |
| Sugars | 5 g |
| Fat | 15 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Just made it so it hasn’t had time for the flavors to blend. Already tastes good. I think some walnuts would be very good in it.
Delicious! I left out the onion but didn’t miss it. I once put in a few raisins which was a nice but unnecessary addition.
Loved this salad! The dressing tasted very light and the whole thing was really easy to put together. I’ve made it twice now. Instead of chopping ingredients, I shredded fresh cabbage (resist the urge to use pre-shredded, bagged cabbage because it is often dry and flavorless) and slivered the apple. The result was a tender, light tasting salad that is very pretty.
I made this just like the receipe. I expected it to be more sweet, but it was okay. I think I’ll add more sugar next time.
I’m makinng it again. This time I swaped about 1/3 cup of mayo with yogurt just to see although the first time was great. Everything else I followed the ingredients as listed. Waiting until it’s chilled to taste it.
Have made this several times, and I love it every time. Make sure it’s a crunchy apple, is all I can recommend.
Replaced half the mayo with plain Greek yogurt and used honey instead of sugar. Left out the onion only because I didn’t have one. And used 1 Granny Smith apple. My family loved this slaw. Served it with simple grilled pork chops.
I made it with fat free yogurth instead of mayo and added celery and red onion. Turned out the chopping was tedious and Ended up using a processor which was a disaster!!! Baby food that tastes sour
Made this slaw tonight with pulled pork sandwiches. It was awesome! The apples were a great compliment to the pork and it looked beautiful on the plate. Also served our favorite Bush’s baked beans. No chips or other potatoes needed in my opinion due to the crunch of the apples in the slaw. I did not change any of the ingredients, just made it by taste and site of the consistency that suits our family. Some users said that they added vinegar but i did not as i thought the onions gaved it just enough bite but did not overwhelm the sweetness of the apples if that makes any sense. If anyone is interested i made dr. Pepper pulled pork in my big dutch oven so it cooked all day and this slaw was the only thing i had to really prepare and it only took minutes to cut up and mix. Fabulous dinner was on the table within 30 minutes! Thank you for a new slaw recipe to have in my recipe box!
I made this tonight for dinner and it was so simple, fast, and good! I changed a few things; doubled the white onion, added a can of drained chicken (from Costco), used 1/2 cup mayo, 1/4 cup sour cream, 1/2 a squeezed lemon, 1 teaspoon of sugar, 1/2 a teaspoon of salt, and a hand full of raisins. I ate it on top of a bed of lettuce topped with silvered almonds and crasins, my husband and 18 month old ate it like a chicken salad sandwich. I also only used half of a small head of organic baby red cabbage and we still have more for tomorrow. My 10 year old daughter loved it and had thirds and my husband and 18 month old had seconds, and my picky 12 yer old daughter took onebite and turned her nose up at it.
Ended up eating a ton of it. Probably one of the better slaw’s out there. Switched the milk out for a non-dairy alternative and left out most of the sugar because it seemed unnecessary.
Used 1/2 cup of light mayonnaise instead. Really nice combination of flavors.
“Girly Slaw” for a party: it’s pink and purple! As others have said, even those who don’t like coleslaw love this.
Made as written and liked it, but I wouldn’t make it a lot. But it was a great way to get red cabbage into the diet.
Excellent easy side dish
I only had one apple, it was a granny smith – so I diced it very finely so it would spread out further. Worked very well. We will have this again. Oh and I added finely grated carrot, lest the King protest.
It is very bland & doesn’t have much flavor at all.
Very tasty…try sprinkling some crushed peanuts on top before serving.
The high ratings caught my eye so I decided to make this for a holiday lunch celebration at work. I made a recipe and 1/2–I used 1 yellow onion instead of white because that is what I had on hand as well as gala apples. I also added a box of raisins (medium)and some about 1/2 cup of leftover strawberry cranberry sauce. I guess I liked it fruitier! Not too keen on the taste of onion and will next time not add it.
so good. I didn’t have enough mayo so I added a bit of half and half to the jar and shook it up to make the the dressing. It was a bit lighter I’m sure but the combo is really refreshing. The apples are not overpowering.
This is very good. I used a whole head (small) of purple cabbage and after tasting the dressing, I added an extra 1/2 tsp. of sugar. Didn’t have lemon juice so I used apple cider vinegar. I’ll make this again. It came together in minutes.