Like I mentioned a little while back, I am really trying to eat healthier lately. It is not an easy task to create healthy food that still has lots of flavor. I think the trick is to cut out all processed food and really add different fresh flavors and ingredients. In this recipe, I have taken the classic mayonnaise based cole slaw and lightened it up.
Healthy Cole Slaw
Ingredients
1 head green cabbage, shredded
1 tomato, finely chopped
1 red onion, finely chopped
1 jalapeno, finely minced
1 bunch cilantro, finely chiffonaded
4 limes, juiced
Extra virgin olive oil, as needed
Salt, as needed
Pepper, as needed
- This one is simple, most of the prep time lies in the knife work
- Combine all the ingredients together in a large bowl
- Lightly salt the mixture, this will cause the vegetables to release some liquid which will serve as the sauce
- Adjust the consistency with the oil, and adjust the seasoning with salt and pepper
I made this just last night and combined it with some blackened shrimp for shrimp tacos. You can give it an Asian taste but subbing sesame oil for the extra virgin olive. Also adding grated ginger, toasted sesame seeds and rice wine vinegar. The Asian slaw would go great in spring rolls!
You can easily switch red cabbage for the green, or use a combination of both.
Another bonus of this dish, it is super cheap to make. Cabbage is one of the cheapest vegetables in the market!
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