Easy Old Fashioned Amish Over Coleslaw Recipe: a must try no mayo slaw
Immerse your taste buds in the wonderful flavors of a classic icebox slaw with this Amish overnight coleslaw recipe with a vinegar dressing. That's right, now mayo in this pepper slaw salad. It is the perfect side for those hot summer days for picnics, cookouts, family reunions, and other social gatherings. It takes just a few simple ingredients to put this delicious cabbage slaw together before popping it in the fridge to marinate overnight. A great side for fish fries, chicken, pulled pork and more.
Servings: 1 Side Dish
Calories: 115kcal
Ingredients
The Vinegar-Based Dressing
- 1¼ cup Water - distilled or purified preferable
- 1 cup Vinegar - White Vinegar or Apple Cider Vinegar I used white vinegar in this recipe
- 1½ cup Sugar white granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon Kosher Salt
The Coleslaw Mix
- 3 pound Green Cabbage chopped or shredded
- 3 Green Bell Peppers diced or shredded
- ½ cup Shredded Carrots
- 4 ounce Jar Diced Pimentos drained
- 1 Red Onion diced or shredded (optional, if you don't like onion then leave it out)
- ½ cup Celery finely diced
- ½ teaspoon Black Pepper
- 1 teaspoon Celery Seed
Instructions
- Prepare the Dressing: in a small saucepan; combine the water, vinegar, sugar, and salt. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat white stirring until the sugar and salt are dissolved. Remove from the heat, cover, and allow to cool completely.
- The coleslaw mixture: in a large bowl; add the shredded cabbage, peppers, carrots, pimento, onion, celery, pepper, and celery seed.
- Next; pour the cool vinegar dressing over the vegetables then use a spatula to stir everything together until combined.
- Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and place into the refrigerator to allow the coleslaw to marinate overnight.
- When ready to serve; transfer the coleslaw to a serving bowl.
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Notes
See the full post for more details in preparing the Amish slaw as well as serving suggestions.
A food processor makes quick work of shredding the vegetables, but a box grater can also be used.
Since this is a no mayo slaw and the pickling nature of the vinegar-based dressing, the coleslaw will lasts up to 3 weeks when properly stored in the refrigerator.
This Icebox slaw is great with most any meal and perfect for sharing at gatherings among family and friends.
Nutrition
Serving: 1/3 cup | Calories: 115kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 2g | Sodium: 267mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 24g