Name: Coleslaw
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 3 cups of slaw mix (shredded cabbage and carrots); half a small red onion, thinly sliced; 2 tablespoons of low fat mayonnaise; 1/2 cup (120ml) of fat free plain yogurt; juice of half a lemon; 1 tbs of maple syrup; salt and black pepper to season; optional - add a sprinkling of curry powder and some grated apple for a curried version

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A Delicious Creamy Coleslaw that makes the perfect side dish for grilled meats and barbecues.

homemade coleslaw in a yellow bowl with lemon slices and shredded veg in background

Homemade coleslaw is so easy to make, and you don't even have to chop up all that veg, most grocery stores sell bags of ready made coleslaw mix, which is usually a blend or raw shredded cabbage and carrots.

I like the addition of red onion in mine, as it adds great flavour, so I also slice up some red onion very thinly and mix that in too.

close up of homemade coleslaw in yellow bowl

I like to use a reduced fat olive oil mayonnaise as it's flavour is just as good as the regular stuff but for much less points. Mixed with yogurt, lemon juice and a little maple syrup and seasoning I really don't notice the difference from the ready made creamy coleslaw you can buy.

Perfect side for grilled meats, barbecues, picnics and more. I love some with my KFC Fakeaway Feast

Also for variation you can add some curry powder, or skip the maple syrup and add in some grated apple instead for the sweetness.

homemade coleslaw in yellow bowl sprinkled with a pinch of black pepper

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Coleslaw

Yield: SERVES 6

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 10 minutes

A Delicious Creamy Coleslaw that makes the perfect side dish for grilled meats and barbecues.

Ingredients

3 cups of slaw mix (shredded cabbage and carrots)
half a small red onion, thinly sliced
2 tablespoons of low fat mayonnaise
½ cup (120ml) of fat free plain yogurt
juice of half a lemon
1 tbs of maple syrup
salt and black pepper to season
optional - add a sprinkling of curry powder and some grated apple for a curried version

Instructions

Place all ingredients in a bowl and mix well to combine.
Store in a lidded tub in the fridge for up to 1 week

Notes

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Comments

Anonymous says

November 14, 2010 at 12:58 pm

Made this coleslaw today and it was lovely, missed out the mango chutney, I didn't have any but in doing so reduced the syns. I would not have believed that it would have tasted so nice. Thank you so much for all your recipes, I have the beef stroggonoff in the slow cooker for dinner tonight.

Anonymous says

April 25, 2011 at 11:50 am

Made this today, didn't add the mango chutney or mustard (through personal choice) and it is delicious. Thanks for the fab recipe.... who needs shop bought coleslaw! this is much nicer.

Rona says

March 21, 2018 at 5:27 pm

This has to the best coleslaw recipe ever! Thank you Shevvy, I have been missing proper English creamy coleslaw, this really hit the spot xxx

- Shevy (Slimming Eats) says
  
  March 21, 2018 at 10:52 pm
  
  you are welcome Rona, so glad you enjoyed it. I just made a big batch of this the other day too.
  
Sarah says

July 06, 2018 at 12:58 pm

I've just made this to go with our bbq chicken skewers (loosely based on a chicken kebab). I used red cabbage and added some fresh coriander (cilantro). It tastes amazing! Thank you Siobhan

- Shevy (Slimming Eats) says
  
  July 06, 2018 at 2:27 pm
  
  thank you Sarah for coming back and leaving a comment. So glad you enjoyed it. Sounds delicious with the addition of coriander. I love that herb.
  
Debbie Valentine says

September 12, 2018 at 2:54 pm

Can you sub the Maple for clear honey? Looking to have this as a side with Friday night dinner...

- Shevy (Slimming Eats) says
  
  September 14, 2018 at 8:20 am
  
  Hi Debbie, yes honey will work fine.