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Oh, this Ukrainian girl sure loves her cabbage. Cabbage rolls, fried cabbage and onions, it doesn’t matter what way it’s made, I love it. One of my very favorite ways to eat cabbage is in a crispy coleslaw. Pure crunchy, healthy, vegetable bliss, is what it is. (This from the girl who doesn’t really like salads.)
While I love the coleslaw’s that are covered in a thick, mayo-based dressing, I wanted something a little zippier, zestier (and healthier) than that. Thus, a simply lime and garlic dressing was the perfect fit for this salad.
There’s hardly any muss or fuss with this beauty, you can use bagged coleslaw if you want and add more carrots, you can use cabbage that you grated yourself, it really doesn’t matter. What matters is that it’s fast, incredibly healthy and delicious.
This was my kind of salad. You know me, I’d rather be baking something sweet to eat, that’s the truth. So I’m really a slacker when it comes to meal prep time, I’ll do it, but I sure don’t love it.
This I can do. This doesn’t make me cranky with prep, like some recipes do. I seriously wonder why I even call myself a food blogger, some days. Perhaps the better term would have been “baking blogger” because as much as I love eating savory foods, lordy do I sometimes hate the prep work.
So if I can make this and not be cranky, so can you. This is truly a winner salad and the best part is that it’s even better when it sits overnight in the fridge to marinate. Oh, the flavors blend together beautifully and seeps right into the vegetables.
Give it a whirl and let me know what you think!
Love you more than chocolate,
Karlynn
Simple Mexican Coleslaw
Ingredients
- 4-5 cups very thinly sliced green cabbage OR a bag of pre-shredded mixed cabbage
- 1 1/2 cups peeled and grated carrots
- 1/3 cup chopped cilantro
Lime Dressing
- 1/3 cup lime juice
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon honey
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- sprinkle of salt and pepper
- 1/2 cup olive oil
Instructions
- Toss together the salad ingredients in a large bowl; set aside.
- Combine the dressing ingredients together blend with a handblender. You can also just shake them together, but use 1/2 tsp garlic powder instead of cloves.
- Toss together all of the ingredients in the large bowl until the salad is completely covered in dressing. Serve and enjoy.
- This salad is even better when marinated overnight in the fridge before serving.
Nutrition
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Chef in PA says
This is absolutely disgusting.
Way too much olive oil, and way too much lime. What a waste of perfectly good ingredients. Not sure how other people liked this, they probably didn’t make it.
Andrea Olley says
Like other’s stated I found the lime overpowering. The portions are definitely off for my taste. I added more honey, and completely drained the dressing off in hopes of balancing it with other seasonings.
N8sanderson says
I have been trying to perfect my fish tacos for two years. This recipe is money! Absolutely love the flavor! I like one more tablespoon of honey, 1 diced jalapeño, and I small diced tomato. Thank you for sharing!
Lara O'Brady says
In my families’ opinion: One note Cole Slaw. Good for tacos but less good as a side dish. It isn’t bad AT ALL; just not to our taste as 5*.
MrM says
Not much flavor. Lime overpowering. Needs more. Added a little Dijon mustard, dried Mexican oregano, fresh jalapenos and fresh shallots.
Vanessa says
Very very good as is.
Rosemary says
Great recipe … I didn’t follow exactly … I added green onions to the salad , added ground mustard, a dash of chili powder and a tad of oregano to the dressing . So good !!
Abby says
The proportions are off on this. The lime juice was way overpowering. I continued adding honey and olive oil and garlic/spices to try to balance it out but ended up having to throw it away. Disappointing when using $$$ olive oil
B says
My grocery store didn’t have fresh cilantro. I bought dried cilantro leaves. So for this recipe I was going to put 5 tsp. of dried cilantro leaves. I am making this for a brunch tomorrow at work. I am making a double batch. Do I double all the ingredients also? Unsure if certain ingredients will be too powerful. Hope to hear from you. Haven’t seen more reviews since last year and quite a few. Before then. Thank you. Hoping to hear response today.
lillian says
This tasted so good! I added corn, black beans and pumpkin seeds for added texture, crunch and protein. I forgot to add the cilantro but when I did put it in, it really made it fantastic 😋
gina Gentile says
How do you think grilled corn would be added to this slaw? Any other suggestions for additions? Thank you!
Davina says
Whisked the dressing ingredients as written. Either my cumin or salt are old, if just needed a little “ pick- me- up”, so I whisked in a scant teaspoon of Dijon mustard, and lovely. Made this to accompany a Mexican inspired crab cake made with fresh summer corn, perfect.
The Real Person!
The Real Person!
My Family loved it, I put in less lime juice, used mayo instead of oil, I also used packaged Coleslaw Mix. I don’t like Cilantro so I didn’t add it. I will make this again
Jean says
Delicious. Great side with rotisserie chicken.
Merrianne Hrycin says
From one Ukrainian girl to another… This sounds great..definitely gonna try\U0001f600
Cassie says
This is a great slaw! Seeing as a side for Chipotle Grilled Chicken and Mexican Beans
Barb Overton says
Interesting change for the dressing! Shared.
Nancy says
Delish!! I was a little skeptical about the cumin, but it added the perfect flavor!
Barb Overton says
Shared.
JR Yates says
Looks yummy. I’ll have to try this one.
Faye29 says
I was going to make enchiladas this week and this looks like the perfect accompaniment!
Thanks karlynn
thekitchenmagpie says
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