Kicked Up Coleslaw

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The hubs says this Kicked Up Coleslaw is the perfect recipe!  It has the perfect amount of spice, sweet, and sour with the delicious crunch of broccoli slaw.

This is the coleslaw I was teasing you with the other day.  I honestly wasn’t really going to share it.  Honestly.

But you see, as we sit down to dinner and the hubs is noshing away he says to me, “I think you’ve mastered coleslaw.”  Shock and awe ensue.

“Huh?”  “You’ve mastered coleslaw.”  “Really?”

Then he goes on to explain that this is the perfect recipe for him.  While others might find it a little spicy, he finds it delicious and perfect.

“Um…it’s broccoli slaw.”  Doesn’t matter.  The sauce is perfect, or so he says.

*shock and awe*

Okay.  Broccoli slaw.  Don’t get me wrong, I love coleslaw.  I just don’t feel like getting out the cuisi for the two of us to have a bit of slaw.  And the prepackaged slaw mixes from the grocery?  They just…

smell funny.

The cabbage based ones do anyway.  So much so that the last bag I purchased I want to throw out.  But then there’s the part of me that cannot stand to throw away perfect good food.

It tastes fine; just smells hideous.

Yes I know.  If I’m not going to eat it I should just toss it out and either make my own slaw mix or purchase the broccoli version.  I think I’m inclined to purchase the broccoli version.  It’s crunchier.  It’s tastier.  And I’m sure it’s full or more nutrients and what not than the regular cabbage kind.  I could be wrong.

The dressing?  Oh yeah.  It’s good.  It’s REALLY good.  It has the perfect balance of sweet, vinegar, and spicy.  And the crunch from the broccoli slaw makes this kicked up coleslaw perfect.

 

Now, a word about the mustard powder in this Kicked Up Coleslaw.

For those that don’t know, mustard powder by itself is rather kicked up.  When I was growing up, we’d mix it with water to make house Chinese mustard and dip our eggrolls in it.  It’s spicy.  For those that don’t know.

If you’re not inclined to have a kicked up coleslaw, just cut back on the mustard powder.  In ours, I actually used 1 tablespoon, but only listed 2 teaspoons in the recipe.  I know most are not used to the spicy flavor of mustard powder and don’t want y’all complaining about how spicy it is.

Not that that’s a bad thing.  That means you’re at least making my recipes if you’re going to complain about how spicy it is.  That’s compliment in itself.

And, if you make this recipe, make sure that you allow the coleslaw to rest.  It needs to have some of the moisture from the vegetables drawn out by the dressing.  If you’re like you can’t resist eating it right away but you MUST!

RESIST.THE.URGE!!!

You will thank me of you do.

What’s your perfect Kicked Up Coleslaw?

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