Not your standard Coleslaw – that is Slaw the Jamaican method! A refreshingly tangy facet salad with unmistakable tropical vibes due to the colourful yellow dressing and juicy little pops of pineapple. The right accompaniment to daring flavoured Jamaican mains!
Welcome again to Jamaican week!
It’s Jamaican week right here on RecipeTin Eats! Per week the place I’m sharing a set of recipes so you possibly can take pleasure in a Jamaican-themed dinner within the consolation of your individual dwelling! Right here’s the menu:
Right this moment’s Jamaican Slaw and Jamaican Coconut Rice and Peas was featured as facet dish with the Jamaican Jerk Fish recipe I shared on the weekend:
CHECK OUT THAT JERK SEASONING CRUST on the Jerk Fish!! It’s nuts how good it’s – and the way easy it’s to make!
Distracted. Time to get again to in the present day’s recipe – Jamaican Slaw!
Jamaican Slaw
Belief Jamaicans to take the traditional coleslaw in all its creamy mayo-laden glory and switch it right into a (more healthy!) gloriously tropical facet salad. It’s tangy and vibrant, with little bursts of contemporary juicy sweetness from pineapple in addition to chewy sweetness from raisins.
Finely sliced cabbage and shredded carrot are acquainted slaw gamers, however that’s about it. The Jamaican slaw dressing is mayonnaise free, has a touch of heat from jalapeño, freshness from finely chopped inexperienced onion, and owes its shiny yellow color (plus a few of its tang) to this magical ingredient:
Sure, that’s proper people. Your scorching canines’ finest pal – primary yellow mustard – is the key ingredient in Jamaican Slaw. AND WE LOVE IT!
What goes in Jamaican Slaw
Effectively, I’ve already revealed the key ingredient, so this part goes to be reasonably boring, isn’t it??? 😂 Nonetheless, I shall plough on.
The dressing
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Yellow mustard – The key ingredient! Gives flavour, tang, shiny yellow color and thickens the dressing. I exploit gentle American yellow mustard. Any yellow mustard will likely be high quality however keep away from Sizzling English Mustard – too spicy! Dijon Mustard may even work simply high quality (however is dearer, you’ll use most of an ordinary dimension jar).
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Apple cider vinegar – A wonderful all-rounder pretty clean vinegar.
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Olive oil – Use additional virgin olive oil in case you have it, in any other case simply atypical olive oil.
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Inexperienced onions – Finely chopped, for contemporary oniony flavour.
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Jalapeño – For a hum of genuine Jamaican heat! Be at liberty to skip it or cut back the amount.
The slaw
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Cabbage – Simply your on a regular basis inexperienced cabbage.
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Carrot – Peeled then shredded utilizing an ordinary field grater.
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Pineapple (see under) – Recent if it’s ripe, in any other case canned is ok!
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Raisins – Or sultanas. A standard inclusion in Jamaican slaw, and I adore it!
Find out how to make Jamaican Slaw
A necessary step with any slaw is to set it apart to offer the cabbage time to wilt so it turns into floppy and juicy. That’s the way in which slaw is meant to be! No person needs slaw with pokey bits of cabbage protruding in all places!
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Shake dressing elements in a jar till effectively mix. Admire vibrant yellow color.
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Toss slaw salad elements with dressing.
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Put aside for 1 hour+ to permit the cabbage it wilt.
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Toss once more then switch right into a bowl to serve!
See how the cabbage is flopping and sagging reasonably than like twigs poking out in all instructions? Floppy is what we wish.
Aspect salad for our Jamaican feast to accompany the Jerk Fish, accomplished.
Now, should you haven’t already, pop over and get the Jamaican Coconut Rice and Peas recipe. It’s so good!! I might completely simply eat an enormous bowl of that rice for dinner.
And to finish your Jamaican feast, dessert is headed your method on Thursday. It’s a shock. A type of recipes I deem to be one thing money-can’t-buy!! – Nagi x
Watch find out how to make it
Disenchanted that I couldn’t discover a ripe pineapple on the day I filmed this. However, I survived.
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Jamaican Slaw
Prep: 15 minutes
Wilting time: 1 hr
Aspect Salad
Caribbean, Hawaiian, Jamaican, Tropical!
Servings5 – 6 individuals
Faucet or hover to scale
Directions
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Dressing: Shake elements in a jar till mixed.
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Wilt: Place all of the Slaw elements in a big bowl. Pour over Dressing and toss. Depart to wilt for at the very least 1 hour.
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Serve: Toss effectively to coat within the juices & dressing pooled on the backside of the bowl. Switch to bowl and serve!
Recipe Notes:
2. Mustard – You need the brilliant yellow stuff! I exploit American mustard which isn’t spicy. Don’t use scorching English mustard – it is going to be WAY too spicy! Dijon and different clean mustards will work as effectively however the dressing color gained’t have the identical (tropical!) vibrant yellow color.
3. Inexperienced onion – To finely chop inexperienced onion, finely slice then run your knife by way of to finely chop.
4. LEFTOVERS – Retains effectively for a day, after this the pineapple tends to get a bit delicate (in my view) however remains to be very tasty!
MAKE AHEAD – Toss slaw collectively besides the pineapple. Will preserve effectively like this for two days within the fridge. Then add the pineapple earlier than serving.
Diet per serving.
Diet Data:
Energy: 222cal (11%)Carbohydrates: 28g (9%)Protein: 2g (4%)Fats: 13g (20%)Saturated Fats: 2g (13%)Polyunsaturated Fats: 1gMonounsaturated Fats: 9gTrans Fats: 0.002gSodium: 324mg (14%)Potassium: 473mg (14%)Fiber: 5g (21%)Sugar: 8g (9%)Vitamin A: 7285IU (146%)Vitamin C: 49mg (59%)Calcium: 58mg (6%)Iron: 1mg (6%)
Lifetime of Dozer
It’s Jamaican week. Let me amuse myself. (Associated picture in Lifetime of Dozer in Jamaican Coconut Rice and Peas…. it’s even higher!)
