Red and White Fruity Coleslaw

With huge range of fresh ingredients widely available in the market, there are so many version of coleslaw salad that one could think of.

Coleslaw is one of the easiest salad to prepare that you could even make a huge batch and store them in the fridge for weeks!

What is coleslaw

In Germany, coleslaw is simpler and different from our local salad dressing.

Germany coleslaw known as “Krautsalat” is a combination of shredded white cabbage, marinate with oil and vinegar. No salad dressings is used.

It is similar to pickled salad which our local Muslim favorite salad as side dish for roast beef.

Coleslaw is one of the most commonly used salad in fast food restaurant , one of the side dish that is easily prepared and chilled in small containers.

KFC, Kenny Roger Roasters, McD serves coleslaw for consumers which is a healthy step to encourage people to eat more salad besides fried and high calorie fast food.

Coleslaw is made of shredded cabbage ( white), match sticks of carrots , marinate in mayonnaise and vinegar.

Most coleslaw are made in big batches, store into individual containers or tupperware, chilled in the fridge or freezer for later use.

Ingredients you need to prepare

Today, I had decided to whip up a different version of coleslaw by mixing 2 different types of cabbages; red cabbage and white cabbage.

Red cabbage- it is also known as “purple cabbage” due to its dark purple color. It has 10x more vitamin A than green cabbage. Red cabbage maintain its original color when serve with vinegar. Cooking the cabbage would turn its color to blue.

White cabbage-It grows in the middle of extremely large leafy green leaves. It is extremely high in calcium, phosphorous and potassium. It is cheaper than red cabbage  and its cousins, broccoli and cauliflower.

Carrots- Packed with vitamin A, beta-carotene for better vision. Surprisingly, carrot is made up of 88% of water which is the reason many people love carrot juice for its natural sweetness, best raw root vegetable for salads and soups.

Orange and Raisins- I decided to add in these 2 fruits into my coleslaw both are naturally sweet and nutritious. You can add in grapes or sultanas if you prefer.

Yogurt- Buy low fat natural / original flavor yogurt from the supermarket. Don’t mix fruity yogurt into your coleslaw.

Alternatively, you could use mayonnaise instead.

How to prepare Red and White Fruity Coleslaw

Serves: 4 person

Prep time: 10 min

Calories per serving: 80

Ingredients

• 6oz / 180g red cabbage-washed, shredded
• 6oz / 180g white cabbage-washed, shredded
• 2 spring onions-washed, chopped
• 1 fresh orange- peeled, remove seeds, cut into cubes
• 1 handful of raisins
• 1 cup of low fat original flavor yogurt / mayonnaise
• black pepper

Mixing salad steps

1. In a salad bowl, mix together the red and white cabbage.
2. Add in chopped spring onions and raisins
3. Finely grate the orange zest / skin and place it in a small bowl..
4. Use a small knife to remove the seeds and cut into cubes.
5. Add the orange into the cabbage mixture.
6. Stir in the yogurt into the orange zest and season with black pepper. Mix well.
7. Pour the yogurt dressing into the cabbage mixture.
8. Toss well in order to ensure all the other ingredients are well coated.
9. Cover with a plastic wrap and chill in the fridge for 30 minutes before serving.
10. Always serve cold coleslaw.

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