Mexican-Style Coleslaw

Mexican-Style Coleslaw

Weekly shopping trips to the farmer’s market are my inspiration for the week’s menu. Some people plan their meals around what’s on their shopping list, but I go to the farmer’s market to see what produce is in season and let that guide my weekly meal planning. Then I head to grocery store to pick up whatever else I need for the week’s meals. I realize this may seem backwards to many, but eating seasonally is my thing, so you’re probably not too surprised! 😉

I always make my own paleo mayonnaise, but I remembered that I recently got a free jar of Primal Kitchen Chipotle Lime Avocado Mayo from Thrive Market. I was feeling a bit lazy and not wanting to make my own mayo, especially when I had a perfectly good paleo mayo on hand. I decided I would “make it work”.  Then I had a lightbulb moment: what if I made a coleslaw that had a Mexican flare to it? And thus Mexican style coleslaw was born. This coleslaw was much, much better than simply “making it work”. I have made this huge batch of coleslaw 3 times in the span of one week. My husband looks at me with a big goofy grin when he eats it, because it is just that good. It was also a HUGE hit at our Father’s Day picnic at the winery. I hope you enjoy it as much as we did!

Prep Time: 10 min

Cook Time: 0 min

Servings: 10-12

Equipment

• Cuisinart Food Processor

Ingredients

Coleslaw Ingredients

• 1 small purple cabbage thinly sliced

• 1 small green cabbage thinly sliced

• 6 celery stalks thinly sliced

• 6 med carrots grated

• 1 small jicama peeled & grated

• 1 med yellow onion grated

• 1 cup Primal Kitchen Chipotle Lime Mayo

• ½ cup apple cider vinegar

• ¼ cup dijion mustard

• ¼ cup raw local honey

• 1 lemon zest and juice

• 2 tbsp chives, minced optional garnish

• 2 tbsp cilantro, chiffonade optional garnish

Spice Blend

• 1 tsp cumin

• 1 tsp cayenne pepper

• 2 tsp garlic sea salt

• fresh ground pepper to taste

Instructions

• I prefer using a food processor with the slicer attachment to slice my veggies and using the grater attachment to grate my veggies. It makes making a big batch of coleslaw that much easier. But feel free to slice and grate your veggies with whatever tools you have on hand. You can also opt to buy pre-slice and/or pre-grated veggies.

• In a large bowl, mix all the veggie ingredients (reserve the cilantro and/or chives for garnish).

• In a small bowl, whisk mayo, vinegar, mustard, honey, and herbs and spices. Add the lemon zest.

• Stir the dressing onto the coleslaw and top with chives and/or cilantro