Thursday, August 2, 2012

SALADS: Home-made coleslaw--not the stuff that is served at some restaurants--has its place in home cooking as an alternative to lettuce leaves as salad.


COLESLAW WITH SOUR CREAM DRESSING:






dressing:

    2/3 cup mayonnaise                                    
    2/3 cup sour cream
    1 tbsp. each white vinegar  &  fresh lemon juice
    1 tsp. prepared horseradish, or to taste        
    2 to 3 tsp. sugar, or to taste
    ½ tsp. salt + ¼ tsp. freshly ground pepper

coleslaw:

    3 cups finely shredded green cabbage        
    2/3 cup finely shredded carrots
    ½ cup diced green pepper                           
    1 cup finely shredded red cabbage
    ½ cup raisins





In a large bowl, whisk mayonnaise and sour cream together. Add horseradish & mix in well. Add in rest of dressing ingredients. Mix well then transfer to a covered glass jar and refrigerate until needed. Stir well before using.



Put coleslaw into a large bowl and pour enough dressing over it to mix. Toss well together.




VARIATIONS:  Extra ingredients, such as sunflower seeds, chopped celery, minced parsley, chopped walnuts or almonds, gated apples, fresh pineapple chunks may be added; according to taste.






HOME-MADE MAYONNAISE:


1 to 2 egg yolks                                              
1 tsp. white wine vinegar
2/3 cup olive oil                                              
dash of white pepper
½ tsp. salt                                                        
½ tsp dry mustard
few drops lemon juice



In a well-dried and clean mixing bowl, beat the egg yolk, vinegar, salt, dry mustard and pepper together with a whisk. Add olive oil, drop by drop, beating continuously, until ½ cup of oil has been added. Add a few drops of lemon juice, to bring mixture to the consistency of cream. Add the remaining oil in a thin steady stream, beating continuously, stopping the beating of oil from time to time to make sure the mixture is combining well.  When all the oil has been added and the mayonnaise is thick, add extra lemon juice to taste and adjust seasoning.





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