Green Onion Coleslaw
My Green Onion Coleslaw, also posted as a guest post on Mom’s Test Kitchen, is kicked up with fresh green onion flavor. Combined with the sweet and tart slaw dressing, it’s a refreshing and delicious take on traditional coleslaw.
Itโs cold out. I mean, itโs been really cold out. Walking Missy in the morning has been down right freezing. Like, take your breath away freezing. At least for this part of the woods. I know there are other parts of the country that have had much colder weather, but itโs all relative. Theyโre colder than here doesnโt feel colder than here. Make sense? Okay. I mean, if youโre used to below freezing temps in winter, then a bit father below freezing is just as cold as the below freezing is here. Yeah. I โm just not splaining it right.
Anyway.
When itโs THAT cold, I always think of warmer places, warmer weather, which always leads me to warmer food. Cause Iโm all the about the food. And after my birthday dinner of barbecue ribs and coleslaw, I really wanted to try to recreate the coleslaw. It was really tasty!!
Iโm a coleslaw snob.
Iโm from the South. Enough said. Iโm very particular about how my slaw is made. However, this slaw, was WOW! AH-mazing! Holy cow!! I have to try to make this slaw. It was creamy, tasty, deliciousness that was the perfect side dish to the melt-in-your-mouth ribs on the plate. It wasnโt overly sweet, it wasnโt full of pickles or vinegar. It wasโฆ perfect.
While this is tasty, itโs not QUITE the same. Iโll just have to go back to that restaurant to taste it repeatedly. Oh nowโฆtwist my arm. *snort*
Since S isnโt a huge fan of vinegar, Iโve tried to use one thatโs not quite to potent. This lead to a while new world of coleslaw. This is delicious. I will definitely be making this again when we have the barbecue chicken thatโs in the freezer. Itโs good enough for a repeater.

Green Onion Coleslaw
My Green Onion Coleslaw, also posted as a guest post on Momโs Test Kitchen, is kicked up with fresh green onion flavor. Combined with the sweet and tart slaw dressing, itโs a refreshing and delicious take on traditional coleslaw.
Ingredients
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 1/4 to 1/3 cup tarragon vinegar
- 1/4 to 1/3 cup cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon celery seed
- 1/2 teaspoon dried dill
- dash cayenne pepper
- salt and pepper to taste
- 4 cups cabbage, shredded
- 1 cup carrots, shredded
- 2/3 cup green onions, sliced
Instructions
- Place mayonnaise in a small bowl. Add enough vinegar to thin the mayonnaise to your desired consistency. Add next 5 ingredients and stir to combine.
- Toss the cabbage, carrots, and green onions in a large mixing bowl.
- Top with dressing and toss to combine. Allow to rest 5 to 10 minutes before serving.

I made it. I have spring green onions in my garden and wanted to make cole slaw with them. I found this recipe , but I had to make some alterations. I only had a 1/2 cup mayonnaise, so I substituted 1/2 cup of plain Greek yogurt, as well. I wasn’t going to use the sugar, but with the yogurt, I opted for a tablespoon of raw sugar. I didn’t have tarragon vinegar and used apple cider vinegar instead and put in 4 chopped tarragon leaves from my garden. I also added a little over cup of green onions vs 2/3 cup. Although still a bit too sweet for me, it’s still pretty darn delicious.
Wow! I love all the substitutions! Slaw is personal in nature. Some like it more mayo and some more sweet. At least you made a delicious sounding cole slaw inspired by my recipe! That’s what I love the most.