Cabbage, Apple and White Cheddar Slaw

Category

Salads

Servings

8 to 10

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Tasty and easy to make, our cheesy coleslaw recipe is one of our most popular coleslaw recipes. To begin making the dressing for the recipe, you’re going to need to gather up the following ingredients: red-wine vinegar, light sesame oil, honey, Dijon mustard, soy sauce, cinnamon, olive oil, salt, and black pepper. For the salad, you’ll need a cabbage, four apples, three medium carrots, celery stalks, Cabot Extra Sharp Cheddar (at least four ounces), and a half-cup of chopped toasted walnuts. The salad is straightforward to make, but with the dressing, you’ll have to make sure that you blend all of the ingredients until everything is smooth. Season the dressing with a dash of salt and pepper.


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Ingredients

    Dressing:

  • ¼ cup red-wine vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons light sesame oil
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
  • 1 teaspoon soy sauce
  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • Salt, preferably sea or kosher, to taste
  • Freshly ground black pepper to taste
  • Salad:

  • 1 medium cabbage, cored and thinly sliced (about 8 cups)
  • 4 apples (any variety), cored, peeled and cut into matchsticks
  • 3 medium carrots, peeled and coarsely grated (about 2½ cups)
  • 2 celery stalks, cut into matchsticks
  • 4 ounces Cabot Extra Sharp Cheddar, grated (about 1 cup)

  • ½ cup chopped toasted walnuts

Directions

    To Make Dressing:

    1. COMBINE vinegar, sesame oil, honey, mustard, soy sauce and cinnamon, in blender; blend until smooth. While blender is running, slowly add olive oil. Season with salt and pepper.

    To Make Salad:

    1. COMBINE all salad ingredients, in large bowl. Add enough dressing to coat salad well and toss together until well combined. Cover and refrigerate until serving time.

    Nutrition

    Nutrition

    per serving
    Calories
    202
    Amount/Serving % Daily Value
    Fat
    13 grams
    20%
    Saturated Fat
    3 grams
    15%
    Cholesterol
    12 milligrams
    4%
    Sodium
    142 milligrams
    6%
    Carbs
    17 grams
    6%
    Fiber
    4 grams
    16%
    Protein
    6 grams
    Calcium
    140 milligrams
    14%
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    Cheese As You Please

    Our naturally-aged cheddars have 0g of lactose per serving! So go ahead, dig in.

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