August 2, 2009

Waldorf Coleslaw Salad

We have all kinds of cabbage coming out of the garden right now, so here's another coleslaw recipe to help you get creative with your crop too! This one tastes like a classic Waldorf apple salad, but no apples.

Dressing:
3/4 cup sour cream, or plain yogurt
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/3 cup sugar
1/2 cup walnuts,chopped
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar

Salad:
1 medium cabbage, sliced or chopped
1/2 medium red cabbage,sliced or chopped
1/2 cup raisins

Directions:

Make dressing by combining first 8 ingredients. Toss together the green and red cabbage with the raisins. Pour dressing over the cabbage and fold in gently. Sprinkle on additional walnuts and/or raisins for garnish. Salad should be refrigerated for about 2 hours for the flavors to combine.
**This salad can be made ahead by preparing the dressing and cabbage separately, then adding the dressing 2 hours before serving time.
These recipes will hopefully give you some ideas about how to use produce from your garden or farmer's market. There are also other recipes that are simply here because they are our favorites, or someone made a request at the last church lunch! I'd like to encourage you to alter these recipes to suit your own tastes, your family's needs, and to use what you have on hand. Therefore, some of my recipes will not have exact measurements. So...if any of the recipes leaves you scratching your head, just send me an email and I'll try to answer your question. HappyGrowing@eatingfromthegarden.com