
Red cabbage & pickled chilli slaw
- Preparation and cooking time
- Prep:
- Plus pickling
- Easy
- Serves 8
Serve this crunchy red cabbage slaw with pickled jalapeño chillies as part of a Mexican feast. If you're making this dish for kids, leave out the chilli and dress with lime juice and a splash of oil
- Gluten-free
- Vegan
- Vegetarian
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Tahini noodles with red cabbage & Sichuan peppercorn slaw
App onlyQuick pickled red cabbage. This is a premium piece of content available to registered users.
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App onlyQuick pickled red cabbage. This is a premium piece of content available to registered users.
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- 1 small red cabbage(about 500g), finely shredded
- 1 red onionthinly sliced
- 3 medium carrots(about 150g each), coarsely grated
- 2 tbsp chopped pickled jalapeño chilliesplus 100ml of their pickling liquid
- 1 limejuiced (optional)
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal83
- fat1glow
- saturates0g
- carbs16g
- sugars15g
- fibre4g
- protein1g
- salt0.2g
Method
step 1
Put the cabbage and onion in a bowl, season with salt and a small pinch of sugar and leave for 30 mins.
step 2
Stir the carrot, jalapeños and their pickling liquid through the cabbage. If making ahead, prep the vegetables but don’t season or dress until the last minute.
RECIPE TIPS
BBC CHILDREN IN NEED
This recipe is part of a BBC Children in Need dinner party menu. Find out how to host your own charity dinner party and visit our BBC Children in Need feature page.Recipe from Good Food magazine, October 2018
Comments, questions and tips (2)
Overall rating
reddiamondskies
Can you add mayonaise to the coleslaw?

goodfoodteam
Hi, thanks for your question. Yes you can stir through some mayonnaise We hope this helps. Best wishes, BBC Good Food team.

Lolo2
I really like this as it gives a nice fresh pickled layer to Beef taco bowls. I’ve also made it to go with pulled pork. And I love the left overs with a salad.