I bought broccoli slaw at wegmans to use as filling for egg rolls and forgot the egg roll wrappers. I decided to prepare a cold broccoli slaw salad using this dressing from Cooks.com:
1/2 c. sugar
1/2 c. Miracle Whip
1/4 c. oil
1/4 c. vinegar
But we all know I won't stick to the recipe so let's see what I throw in my pot.
- left the sugar at 1/2 cup because my family doesn't like vinegar, so the sugar will balance that.
- not quite 1/2 cup Miracle whip (the Aldi kind)
- oil: split 50/50 between olive and canola, with a tablespoon of walnut
- vinegar: 50/50 apple cider vinegar and champagne vinegars
Now, the recipe says to heat until combined and add nuts, golden raisins, carrots etc. as desired.
I have 12 ounces of broccoli slaw, which is strips of broccoli [stem], carrots and red cabbage. I'm going to use some really good peanuts I have and chopped some of my dried pineapple. I don't know if I'll add anything else. Probably sunflower seeds.
Chill 1 hour before serving.
Okay, so I ended up adding three grated organic carrots and I probably could have added more. I added about 1.5 cups unsalted kettle cooked peanuts, about 1 cup sunflower seeds (unsalted), about 1/4 cup raisins, 2 dried pineapple rings chopped into tiny squares.
This could easily be vegan if you use a soy mayonnaise instead of Miracle whip style product.
I ate THREE servings. Got my veggies for the day.
did you heat the dressing? If you don't it will only keep for a few days. If you do it will "pickle it" and it lasts in the fridge for 6-8 weeks. I do it in the summer. But I've never added seeds or dried fruit. That is a wonderful idea.
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