Sweet Restaurant Slaw Recipe

I just made this coleslaw for a big cookout that I am hosting tomorrow and I had to rate this right away! It is delicious! I haven't even chilled it for the 2 hours and it is so good! I can't wait to share it with my friends and family. I followed the recipe exact with the exception of using mayo and no poppy seeds. This is my slaw recipe for now on, thank you!

This is very much like the slaw we make in our deli and people come from other counties just to get this slaw. I tried cutting down the ingredients from the huge amount we make at the store and it comes out to very much like this recipe. Except we don't use any oil in our dressing. You don't need it. Just added calories. We use a good mayonaisse instead of salad dressing and our slaw dressing would come out to 1 cup of mayo, 2/3 cup sugar and 2.5 tablespoons white vinegar. About 1.5 pounds of shredded cabbage and one shredded carrot. We don't use onions in our slaw although some probably would like that. I would probably use a good sweet onion like a Vadalia maybe. I'm thinking I'd also use celery seed instead of poppy seeds. We use celery seed in our pickled slaw and it's good! Letting it sit a while is the key. That loosens up the dressing. Just remember to stir it good before serving.

More like 4 and a half stars. A tad on the sweet side (should have listened to reviews and cut back on sugar some), but still so so yummy. Seemed dry when first put together, but it really creams up quickly in the frig - 2 hours is plenty of time for it to set up. I added two diced radishes, I think next time I will add four, to help the sweet factor and to add some more crunch. Aftter reading reviews, I added more onion, ground mustard and a tad more salt. Yummers! Served with ribs and baked beans. My boyfriend's take: "better than Southern cooking and I never had to leave my porch in Arizona." And he is picky about his slaw. POSTSCRIPT: I cut back on the sugar the next time, and it just didn't taste as good. I tried adding the sugar back in after I had already added the slaw -- didn't really work.

This was great! I used mayo instead of miracle whip and rice wine vinegar instead of white vinegar, but just barely cut back on the sugar because rice vinegar is slightly sweet. My friends agreed that it was even better than the slaw at the great BBQ place in town. Will definitely make again!

Delicious cole slaw! Creamy and sweet, just the way I like it. I use real mayo, celery seed instead of poppy, a dollop of sour cream instead of the oil, and a little extra salt and pepper. Thanks.

Wow. This cole slaw is utterly jaw-droppingly amazing, though I made some mods: 1. Used mayo instead of Miracle Whip since MW already has a lot of sugar and other chemicals in it. 2. I didn’t have have poppy seeds, so I used celery seeds as recommended by other reviewers. 3. I cut back the sugar to about 1/3 cup. Tip: Other reviewers have made comments about it being runny or pooling at the bottom if you let it sit longer than 2h. To prevent that from happening, I mixed in half of the mayo mixture with the slaw, reserved the other half in a separate small container, and put it all in the fridge. When it came closer to serving time hours later, I mixed in the rest of the mayo mixture. It worked perfectly. Everything was cool and crisp.

The dressing recipe , for us is good for much more slaw; 1-1/2 lbs cabbage plus julienned carrots. we also cut the sugar back , use just 2 tbl of EVO , and add some "tang" by doubling the vinegar. We have a type 2 diabetic in the family and this recipe works well with splenda. for both the sugar or splenda , mix your dressing with half the sweetener you anticipate. sample and add more to taste, before adding it to the slaw.

I love this recipe, but I'll admit I made some changes because I don't like mayo or creamy dressings (I think it's an abomination). I used plain full-fat yogurt, cut the sugar to 1/4 c., and used celery seeds instead of poppyseeds. I'm sure the original recipe is great for people who like mayo, but this worked for me AND those mayo-people in my family. I hope this is a good variation to ease your family mayo tensions. It's four stars due to the sweetness, but it's easily adjusted, so people just need to watch the comments- that's where I found the much-appreciated recommendation. Thank you!

Best KETO cole slaw...better than any cole slaw in my entire life! Seriously, this is not an exaggeration! This recipe is AMAZING! Swapped 1/3 cup Swerve for the sugar, Avocado oil for the veg oil, apple cider vinegar for white vinegar, and sprinkled in a little celery salt for the poppy seeds. Let it sit in the fridge for 20 minutes. The result was mind blowing. will be making this every week for the rest of my life.

I used half the sugar and it was still pretty sweet. Substituted celery seed for the poppy seed, much improved. A twist of lemon just before serving brightened it up quite a bit. I didn’t add the oil at all. Not necessary. Will make again, but maybe a little less sugar and will definitely keep the other changes.

I used to make this stuff for Lories Wildridge restaurant many years ago. What you need to do is mix the sugar with the slaw first and let it sit for 10 minutes. You want the slaw to sweat out the juices that make up the tangy flavor that the vinegar does instead. I use less sugar though it seems a lot. Let me know what you think.

The family loves this recipe. I use dried minced onion, only 1 tbl of oil, a bit less sugar and celery seed instead of poppy.

Delicious and simple slaw. I'm picky about my slaw and this one has just the right flavor and sweetness. I sometimes doctor it up with craisins, slivered almonds and diced apples. I swapped poppy seed for celery seed. Cut in half and used 1 small head of cabbage vs. bagged stuff. I used mayo because was afraid miracle whip would be too sweet, but I love MW so might give that a try. Not sure of the purpose of the oil, but haven't tried leaving it out yet.

Love it

Added some horseradish for a bit of zing

Our family favorite.

I’ve tried many Cole slaw recipes in the past. They were either too sweet, too soupy or just not good. The recipe was easy to make & my husband liked it. He asked me if I had made it from scratch. At which I answered, “yes”. Ok, I didn’t grow the cabbage , but the rest was the recipe. Definitely a 5-star winner!

Really tasty!

The flavor combination is insane.

I made this, and it's delicious. I guess one could use a little less sugar, but I like to review the recipe as written.