The perfect coleslaw

[SuperGinger]

Are you a mayo coleslaw person, yoghurt, no onions, apple, radishes, grainy mustard, lemon juice or cider vinegar, coriander or chives. What makes a good coleslaw? I don't eat it often but the last few places I've had it, it was so bland.

Ooh I like the idea of a bit of curry powder in the mayo, @Neveranynamesleft! I don't know why I've never thought of that!

Thank you!! I am saving this . I am a Brit who regularly makes disgusting coleslaw. I am excited to try this!

Oh some good tips on here, I'm evangelical about radish and apple in it too, granny Smith.

I usually use low fat sour cream and chive dip, red cabbage, onion and carrot. It's even nicer with full fat onion and garlic dip, but - you know - low fat!

Occasionally I might make a coronation coleslaw - curry flavoured with added sultanas, and I have made coleslaw with added ingredients like apple, celery, sunflower seeds etc., but actually I like the bog standard coleslaw best.

My recipe is a bit different from anybody else on this thread.

Yes I do use the regulation white cabbage, carrot, and white onions. But where mine differs is that I slosh loads of apple cider vinegar and freshly squeezed lemon juice as well as salt and pepper over the whole thing and mix well then put it in a tupperware box in the fridge.

Every so often when I open the fridge for some other reason I turn the box over and shake it so that the liquid gets to every part of the cabbage onion carrot mixture.

After a day or add live greek yoghurt and a blob of mayonnaise and mix well.

It is tangy and sharp and creamy and all together delicious. Sometimes I throw in a hand full of sultanas.

• thin sliced cabbage and leave to soak in white wine vinegar and pinch of sugar and salt
• ribbons of carrot with the veg peeler
• small amount of sliced onion
• cucumber with the watery core striped out and thinly sliced to match cabbage width/length. Sometimes use ribbons but it tends to go too soft

Almost looks like a noodle salad.

Drain cabbage/pat dry all other salad veg too- mix with mayo. The cucumber makes it so fresh tasting.