Purple Super Slaw
Elevate your next cookout with this vibrant coleslaw spin. Featuring a medley of colorful, nutrient-packed veggies like cabbage and carrots, this recipe also includes a sweet surprise: juicy purple grapes.
The red and purple cabbage offers a powerhouse of phytochemicals, anthocyanins, and fiber, delivering numerous health benefits. This eye-catching side dish is sure to impress guests with its inviting flavors and pretty presentation. While cooking purple cabbage can sometimes diminish the bright, beautiful color, raw prep, as in coleslaw, preserves its stunning hue.
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Purple Super Slaw
Elevate your next cookout with this vibrant coleslaw spin. Featuring a medley of colorful, nutrient-packed veggies like cabbage and carrots, this recipe also includes a sweet surprise: juicy purple grapes.
Ingredients
- 4 cups shredded purple/red cabbage
- 2 cups shredded carrots
- ¼ cup chopped red onion
- 1 cup sliced, into rounds purple grapes
- ¼ cup low-fat mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar or orange juice
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt or coarse sea salt
- Ground black pepper, to taste
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine all the ingredients and serve.
Notes
If you’re following a gluten-free diet, be sure to carefully read the packaging for each ingredient. While these foods are inherently gluten-free, gluten can sometimes be added during processing for a variety of reasons, including for flavor and consistency.
Nutrition Information per serving
Serving Size: 1 cupCalories: 60Carbohydrates: 13gProtein: 1gTotal Fat: 1g— Unsaturated Fat: 1g— Saturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 300mgFiber: 4gTotal Sugar: 7g— Natural Sugar: 7g— Added Sugar: 0g
Nutrition information is calculated using a leading industry software. That being said, brands can vary, and there may be slight fluctuations in the numbers.
I’m hoping you loved this recipe!
If you made it and want to share feedback, I’d be so grateful to hear from you. Please leave a review below or tag @joybauer on Instagram!
I like the slaw with the cranberries.
I make a cole slaw without mayonnaise because a lot of friends and family do not like mayonnaise
Cole Slaw – Marsha’s Recipe
Ingredients
1. 1 cup sugar
2. 1 cup oil – I use canola oil
3. 1/2 cup vinegar
4. 1 head cabbage (use 1 head of green cabbage and ½ head red cabbage)
5. 2 Red, yellow or orange peppers (you can mix colors)
6. Carrots shredded (I buy it already shredded – matchstix carrots)
7. Kosher salt to be rubbed on cabbage (about the size of a quarter)
Directions
1. Shred cabbage.
2. Rub cabbage with kosher salt.
3. Mix dressing ingredients well and pour over finely shredded cabbage.
4. Allow to sit for several hours in the fridge before serving.
you can 1/2 the ingredients if you want to make less
Hi Marsha. Thanks for sharing your recipe. Please let us know if you decide to give Joy’s version a shot. We’d love to hear what you think!
—Team Joy
We thought it was light and delicious. It’s perfect for a summer bbq and it’s healthy. Way to go Joy!!
Hi Mary Ann. We’re so glad you enjoyed it…and thanks for your comment! 🙂
—Team Joy
I enjoyed this, very crunchy, light, and fresh. The portion size is large as well. I didn’t have grapes so I substituted apples. I found the onion a little too strong for my personal taste so next time, I’ll cut the amount in half. Very good, thank you.