I just looked up 'slaw' in my unabridged dictionary. 'Slaw' comes from Danish 'sla,' which is a contraction for 'salade,'. I guess we can all guess what salade is.
Cole, of course, is cabbage. Everytime I meet a little boy with now-trendy name of Cole I wonder what his parents were thinking.
I decided not to use mayo in my slaw anymore. Now I make Healthfuler Cole Slaw. This is a batch for a small family.
Dressing: 1/3 cup Smart Balance veg oil 1/6 cup lime or lemon juice (just fill the 1/3 measure halfway) 1/2 tsp real mayo (keeps oil and juice from separating) black pepper to taste 1/4 tsp sugar (optional, in case the juice is too tart) 1/2 tsp tarragon if using lime juice
Cabbage: One half of a small cabbage, cored, then sliced or shredded. Despite what you get in restaurants, there is no law that says the cabbage has to be reduced to a near-liquid state.
Variable ingredients: 1 tbsp poppy seeds, some shredded carrot, cherry tomatoes left whole. Don't cut the tomatoes, or the batch will turn a funny pinkish green, and people won't want to eat it.
Whisk the dressing ingredients in a big bowl. Stir in the cabbage and any optional ingredients. Transfer, tightly packed and covered, to a smaller bowl for storage.