Not your usualColeslaw this is Slaw the Jamaican way!
The perfect accompaniment to bold flavoured Jamaican mains!
Welcome back to Jamaican week!
Use fresh pineapple if you can get juicy ripe ones. Else, use canned.
Its Jamaican week here on RecipeTin Eats!
Its nuts how good it is and how simple it is to make!
Time to get back to todays recipe Jamaican Slaw!
gloriously tropical side salad.
Finely sliced cabbage and shredded carrot are familiar slaw players, but thats about it.
Your hot dogs best friend basic yellow mustard is the secret ingredient in Jamaican Slaw.
AND WE LOVE IT!
Nevertheless, I shall plough on.
The dressing
Yellow mustard The secret ingredient!
Provides flavour, tang, bright yellow colour and thickens the dressing.
I use mild American yellow mustard.
Any yellow mustard will be fine but steer clear of Hot English Mustard too spicy!
Apple cider vinegar An excellent all-rounder fairly smooth vinegar.
Olive oil Use extra virgin olive oil if you have it, otherwise just ordinary olive oil.
Green onions Finely chopped, for fresh oniony flavour.
Jalapeno For a hum of authentic Jamaican warmth!
Feel free to skip it or reduce the quantity.
The slaw
Cabbage Just your everyday green cabbage.
Use fresh pineapple if you can get juicy ripe ones. Else, use canned.
Carrot Peeled then shredded using a standard box grater.
Pineapple(see below) Fresh if its ripe, otherwise canned is fine!
A traditional inclusion in Jamaican slaw, and I love it!
Thats the way slaw is supposed to be!
Nobody wants slaw with pokey bits of cabbage sticking out everywhere!
Shake dressing ingredients in a jar until well combine.
Admire vibrant yellow colour.
Toss slaw salad ingredients with dressing.
Set aside for 1 hour+ to allow the cabbage to wilt.
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Toss again then transfer into a bowl to serve!
See how the cabbage is flopping and sagging rather than like twigs poking out in all directions?
Floppy is what we want.
Side salad for our Jamaican feast to accompany theJerk Fish, done.
Now, if you havent already, pop over and get theJamaican Coconut Rice and Peas recipe.
Its so good!!
I could absolutely just eat a big bowl of that rice for dinner.
I really hope you try it!
But, I survived.
Let me amuse myself.
(Related photo in Life of Dozer inJamaican Coconut Rice and Peas…. its even better!)
