Shredded cabbage, matchstick cut jicama, shredded carrots, slivers of red and yellow peppers.

Tossed in a dressing made with rice wine vinegar, sprinkling of sugar, a few dashes of sesame oil, a smattering of red pepper flakes and garnished with sesame seeds. I put some sauteed shrimp on top and made it an entree salad. Almond slivers would make a nice topping as well I think.

Beware, a little sesame oil goes a long way!!!

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Well cook...what in the WORLD is jicama? That's a new one on me. I'm gonna hafta look that one up. GJ

GJ, it's a root vegetable. It has the consistency of a potato, only lighter, a little less starchy, and much sweeter. It's *fabulous* in a mixed vegetable salad with grilled chicken. //SqueezeMe

And it is pronounced Hick a ma. Don't make the mistake I did when I first saw it on the menu and the very rude waiter corrected me!!! -cook

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Posted by: curious
Date posted: Wed Jul 2 7:06:08 2008
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I use 2 cups of sugar to 1 cup of oil & 1 cup of vinegar & about 1/2 cup of water.  Stir until sugar is completely dissolved.

For the slaw itself, I shred cabbage & carrots and add chopped peppers (all colors if available or just green) & lots of celery.  Add celery seed and salt & pepper to taste.

This can be frozen or will keep in fridge for at least 2 or 3 weeks.

I make gobs of it & freeze some & have some fresh.

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OK that sounds great and easy too, I'm going to try this. I always thought mayo was a key ingredient to good slaw but see that a lot of you don't use it at all. AND I didn't know you could freeze cole slaw. GJ

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Posted by: rushlan
Date posted: Tue Jul 1 21:35:50 2008
Message:
I have never made slaw, it's not one of my favorite side dishes.  I particularly don't care for slaw that is saturated in mayo.  I think a little mayo goes such a long way.  I prefer the oil/vinegar based slaws, especially one I had in Phoenix that was mixed with peanuts and sesame oil.  That was terrific.

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I love this Asian cole slaw and thought you might like to try it (recipe inside). //SqueezeMe

thanks squeezeme, that does sound like a good recipe. rushlan

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Posted by: SqueezeMe
Date posted: Tue Jul 1 21:30:59 2008
Message:

I love a food topic.

Cole Slaw

Bag of Publix cole slaw mix (mostly green cabbage, some red cabbage, some carrot)

1/3 cup Duke's mayo

2-3 tablespoons of white vinegar

dash of sugar

celery seed, salt, and pepper to taste.

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Now this sounds like what mom used to put in hers...THANKS! GJ

That sounds more like it. Lighter on the mayo, hardly any sugar. ~i&b

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Posted by: serialmom
Date posted: Tue Jul 1 20:45:22 2008
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Here is one we used to like.  The title is Most Popular Slaw.

Shred one med head of cabbage and alternate in layers with 1 med onion.

Top this with 7/8 cup of sugar.

Heat 1 cup of vinegar,   3/4 cup of oil .  1 teas each,of  salt, dry mustard and celery seed.

When mixture boils, pour over slaw and let it stand 4 to 6 hours.  Delicious sweet sour taste.

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Here is very popular one from Todd Wilburs book Top Secret Recipes - KFC recipe

http://www.homegourmetcooking.com/kfccoleslaw.htm

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Thanks serialmom! I love, love, LOVE KFC cole slaw! Yours sounds good too...will definitely try it. GJ

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Posted by: Mz Chris
Date posted: Tue Jul 1 18:36:08 2008
Message:

I like to make cole slaw like my mom does, but I usually have to call her and get reminded of the proportions of things for it.   She mixes vinegar and sugar and adds celery seeds......

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Hea Mz Chris, hope you are doing well and all of your kiddos are too! mm3

No mayo? GJ

Nope, no mayo. It is more of a tangy cole slaw. Kids are fine - trying to get it thru their heads the baby is not a doll so they can't play with her like one lol mzc

oh yeah, it has oil too like serialmom's recipe, except don't heat it.... maybe I should call my mom rofl mzc

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Posted by: monkeymome3
Date posted: Tue Jul 1 17:38:39 2008
Message:
Mine is really easy and the kids love it.  I use the preshredded cole slaw that comes in a bag and add mayo and bacon pieces.  I think the key is fresh bacon, not the jar bits.

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That's it? Mayo and bacon bits? Wow! I'll have to try that. Never had it with bacon but sounds yummy! Thanks! GJ

I was thinking of trying it with sausage, instead of bacon, this weekend. With my big family, I always make extra sausage or bacon when I am making it in the am, so I use the extra for other things later. I don't care for sweet slaw. That's just me. mm3

Also, it is good on fish tacos. mm3

Funny you should mention fish tacos. Hubby & I had tacos last night and the box had a recipe for fish tacos. I told him that doesn't even sound good to me. I love fish and I love tacos but together they just don't sound very tasty. Lots of Mexican menus have them on there. Guess I'll just have to taste one to see what they taste like. GJ

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