Here's another quick and easy side dish recipe that I made at a recent pool party shindig.

I threw it together the night before. Just be sure to stir it in the morning and right before you put it on the table.

Enjoy!

Easy Coleslaw Dressing

1 cup mayo

2 Tbls. sugar
2 Tbls. cider vinegar
2 tsp. black pepper
½ tsp. salt
¼ tsp. dry mustard

1 or 2 bags of shredded coleslaw mix (green and red cabbage, carrots)

Whisk all dressing ingredients together in plastic container with lid, large enough for 8-10 cups. Add cabbage mixture.

Refrigerate 4-6 hours, or overnight.

Toss well before serving.

Tips & Tricks:

· You can add 1/8 tsp. celery seed . . . but don’t bother if it isn’t already in your pantry.

· It seems like a lot of pepper, but it gives it a nice kick.

· When I added the first bag of cabbage, it filled the container to the top. Simply snap on the lid and shake, and then wait about 10-15 minutes for the dressing mixture to break down the cabbage before adding the rest of the vegetables. Repeat as often as necessary.

This will be a short and sweet post this week.

I like cabbage, but the fam does not. In fact, I've been relegated to heating up sauerkraut on the grill (just wrap it in double foil and toss on the shelf above the main grill)--{totally nummy with grilled bratwurst and German mustard!}. If your fam doesn't eat cabbage, it can get funky-monkey in no time. So I opt for the packaged pre-shredded stuff, though it's more expensive this way.

Two weeks ago on the Weight Watcher website, a well-known chef took julienned (thin shreds--like lettuce on your fast food tacos) collard greens, cabbage and carrots. Basically, she took a few liquid ingredients (oil, balsamic and other herbs) mixed them together and poured it over her raw veg, toss to coat and refrigerate for 2-3 hours to soften the cabbage.

Well, guess what? You can do this, too! But it's even easier if you use salad dressing!

Coleslaw with Vinaigrette Dressing

2 cups shredded cabbage mixture (0 WW points plus)
2-3 Tbs. light oil-based salad dressing (btw 3-4 WW points plus, depending on the dressing-calculate it out)

Toss in small sealed container and refrigerate. One very nice single serving as it breaks down the tough leaves.

I used Newman's Light Roasted Garlic Balsamic dressing, but think of the other options:

Newman's Own Lite Balsamic Vinaigrette Dressing

Newman's Own Lite Cranberry Walnut Dressing

Newman's Own Lite Honey Mustard Dressing

Newman's Own Lite Lime Vinaigrette

Newman's Own Lite Low Fat Sesame Ginger Dressing

Newman's Own Lite Raspberry & Walnut Dressing

Newman's Own Lite Red Wine Vinegar & Olive Oil Dressing

Newman's Own Lite Roasted Garlic Balsamic Dressing

Newman's Own Lite Sun Dried Tomato Dressing
There you go! A different type of coleslaw for every day of the week!

Enjoy, Peeps!