I don’t know about you, but I LOVE pickle slaw…
Well, I also love all things pickle. I love making homemade pickles, trying out new store-bought pickles, tasting all deli pickles, I truly don’t discriminate when it comes to pickles. Something I also enjoy is a good, cold, crunchy coleslaw. With an enjoyment for both of these items, and the fact that it’s been over 110 degrees for about twenty days in a row this month in Phoenix…this variation of pickle slaw came to fruition.
Cass’ first pickle slaw.
I first heard about pickle slaw from watching an episode of Valerie Bertinelli’s show, Vallerie’s Home Cooking, on a random Sunday morning. She was making it to compliment fried chicken sandwiches (YUM!) for her son Wolfie. As I watched her make the slaw, I was intrigued and new I had to make it…so I tried the recipe. It was super easy to make and an awesome learning opportunity, and tasted great. I knew I had to try to recreate it and put a Cass and Dax spin on it, which brings us to this recipe.
Here’s how to make it:
Ingredients:
- One small head of cabbage, chopped
- One large pickle, chopped finely – and some brine/juice from the jar
- Small handful of fresh dill, chopped
- Half a yellow onion, chopped
- A few garlic cloves (3-4), chopped
- One tablespoon of green peppercorns, chopped
- Salt & pepper
- One teaspoon of mustard seed
- One teaspoon of celery seed
- One teaspoon of fennel seed
- Two tablespoons of good olive oil
The recipe:
To start making the pickle slaw, chop all ingredients listed above.
In a large bowl, add the pickle juice (I love Sonoma Brinery Manhattan pickles mixed with another vinegar based pickle brine), then the chopped onion, pickle, green peppercorns, dill and minced garlic.
Next, add in the dry ingredients – fennel seed, celery seed, mustard seed, salt and pepper. Add in the olive oil and mix together.
Once the chopped ingredients, oil and dry ingredients are mixed, add cabbage in last. Combine and then add more salt and pepper to taste.
Chill in fridge for at lease an hour and then serve.
Love, Cass and Dax