Buttermilk Coleslaw No Mayo Recipe
Are you looking for a coleslaw recipe without mayo? Make this buttermilk coleslaw (no mayo) recipe for a tad healthier alternative to the traditional recipe.
A local grocery store here in our area was famous for its “Aunt Becky’s” coleslaw. After the store closed, a customer shared this recipe and said this was close in taste to the store’s delicatessen version.
The recipe can be cut in half.
Ingredients
- 6 to 8 cups cabbage, chopped fine or shredded (you can use a combo of red and green)
- 2 medium carrots, shredded
- Minced onion, to taste — start with half of a small onion or several green onions, chopped
- 1/4 cup each: milk and buttermilk
- 1/4 cup sugar or to taste
- Lemon juice, to taste — start with a couple tablespoons
- 3 to 4 tablespoons vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon celery seed
- Salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- In a large bowl, mix cabbage, carrot, and onion together. Set aside.
- Whisk together milk, buttermilk, sugar, lemon juice, and vinegar. Stir in celery seed. Add salt and pepper.
- Pour over cabbage mixture and mix well.
- Cover and refrigerate for a couple of hours before using.
Keeps up to a week, covered, in the refrigerator.
Brown Sugar-Bacon Beans Recipe
This is a “no recipe” recipe. Taste as you go along.
Pour a can of beans into a pan. Stir in barbeque sauce, to taste — you won’t need a lot. Stir in a little brown sugar, to taste. Add 1 green onion, chopped, or a little bit of regular onion, diced. Cook over low heat for 10 minutes or so, enough to dissolve the brown sugar and cook the onion. Stir in a couple of pieces of fried, crumbled bacon.
Pair with Sloppy Chicken Joes Recipe
Rita Heikenfeld comes from a family of wise women in tune with nature. She’s a certified modern herbalist, culinary educator, author, and national media personality. Most importantly, she’s a wife, mom, and grandma. Rita lives on a little patch of heaven overlooking the East Fork River in Clermont County, Ohio. She’s a former adjunct professor at the University of Cincinnati, where she developed a comprehensive herbal course. AboutEating.com column: rita@communitypress.com
Originally published in the July/August 2024 issue of Countryside and Small Stock Journal and regularly vetted for accuracy.
