Health Salad
"This is a favorite item of mine to order in NYC Jewish delis. So when I decided to make it at home for a BBQ, the first recipe I pulled off of the internet was right on the money. This is "kind of" like a good coleslaw but without the mayo and with a few items added. Use a 4-sided box grater to shred all of the veggies."
- Ready In:
- 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
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20
ingredients
- 1 medium green cabbage, shredded
- 2 carrots, shredded
- 1 green pepper, sliced paper thin in small strips
- 2 kirby cucumbers, peeled and sliced paper thin
- 1⁄3 - 1⁄2 cup sugar
- 1 onion, sliced paper thin
- 1⁄4 cup water
- 1⁄2 cup canola oil or 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 3⁄4 cup white vinegar or 3/4 cup apple cider vinegar
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 teaspoon oregano
directions
- Shred or slice (and I do mean paper thin) all vegetables.
- Mix other ingredients and pour over the veggies.
- You can make as quickly as a half a day before serving, but it is best to make it so that it can sit overnight.
- Refrigerate immediately after mixing veggies and dressing.
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Reviews
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Much to my chagrin, I just stumbled across this recipe while looking for a Jewish cole slaw recipe. I am 48 years old and have been eating this salad since I was a little girl and my mother made it. I make it for cookouts and it's a huge hit -- always have to give the recipe! This one is a little different from mine- I sprinkle toasted sunflower seeds on before serving and I don't use oregano (although I might try that -- sounds good!). Otherwise, the recipes are almost identical. Wonder what other recipes my mother claimed as her own! LOL (I ALWAYS marinate at LEAST overnight.) -
Wonderful, easy and delicious. Goes great on a corned beef sandwich! I used red pepper-it made it really colorful and tasted just as good!
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Very good recipe. My only change was to add only 1/2 teaspoon of oregano. I think the 1 tsp. amount is too strong. Easy to make, and tastes great. Brings back memories. Bring on the Dr. Brown's Cel-ray Soda!
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DeSouter
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Being a born and bred New Yorker with lots of varied ethnic food influences growing up, you can find me enjoying anything from Bloodwurst to Chicken Jahlfrezi to PBJs with fresh-ground honey roasted peanut butter and yummy homemade strawberry jam, and don't forget my friend Anna's mother's Pomodoro Sauce (via Bari, Italy). When it comes to eating and cooking, many native New Yorkers seem to be of whatever background that is on their plate at the moment.
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<br>I notice that a good number of Zaarites list "pet peeves" here. Many list whiny people as their peeve. Hey...I live in NYC where almost EVERYONE whines and complains, so I don't notice anymore. What burns my biscuits is seeing recipes that call for some really funky ingredients like Kraft (cough cough) Parmesan cheese in the green can and chicken from a can. I had never even heard of chicken in CAN(???) until last year. Get the best quality ingredients you purse will allow. That includes spices. Those jars of spices that sell for 99 cents are no bargain if you can afford something better. Do yourself a favor and if possible, go and explore any ethnic food markets in your area. They have the most wonderful spices and herbs and they are usually priced well. And you'll find so many other goodies you'd never have even known about. (I know this isn't possible for everyone, but then there's always the internet)
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<br>Sorry, I am the product of an "ingredient snob" father and I just can't help having inherited that gene to a certain extent. And again, I'm a New Yawka...we are SLIGHTLY opinionated. You're reading about the person who drives (I kid you not) 3 hours upstate and 3 hours back just to get THE sausage I need for my Thanksgiving stuffing. So call me fanatical.
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<br>I am a rather good baker and for a short time I had my own dessert biz...until I found out how hard it can be to work for yourself. So I went back to working as an Art Editor in publishing.