Peanut Coleslaw with Blood Orange Olive Oil and Sicilian Lemon Balsamic

Our next customer-submitted recipe comes from a familiar friend and fellow foodie, Penny Eisenberg. Penny has been a long-time supporter of Olive This! and shared many of her delicious recipes in the past. Remember making homemade mayonnaise from our olive oil products? Those were from Penny. She has many more creative recipes on her beautiful website. What we liked about this coleslaw recipe was the full peanut flavor from the peanut butter (that also helped the dressing cling to the cabbage) followed with bright notes of citrus from the Blood Orange Olive Oil, Sicilian Lemon Balsamic and a squeeze of fresh orange juice. Penny mentions many ways to tweak the consistency of the coleslaw dressing to your personal liking. If you’re really feeling adventurous, you can even make your own mayonnaise for this recipe.

INGREDIENTS

SAUCE INGREDIENTS

• 2 tablespoons creamy peanut butter
• 1 tablespoon Olive This! Blood Orange Olive Oil (or Whole Fruit Lemon)
• ½ cup mayonnaise, homemade or packaged
• 2 tablespoons Olive This! Sicilian Lemon Balsamic Vinegar
• ½ teaspoon grated fresh ginger, or more to taste
• ½ teaspoon sea salt
• 1 tablespoon orange or tangerine juice
• 1 teaspoon rice vinegar (optional)

COLESLAW INGREDIENTS

• 1 pound coleslaw cabbage mix
• ½ cup unsalted peanuts, coarsely chopped

DIRECTIONS

Add all of the sauce ingredients into a small food processor. Penny uses her handheld immersion blender and its blender cup.

Blend dressing until smooth and creamy.

Place the coleslaw mix into a large mixing bowl and mix in the dressing. Stir well. The slaw will draw water the longer it sits, but if you want it to be very saucy, add 1-3 tablespoons of water (one at a time) to the slaw.

The nuts can be added now or just before serving, depending on whether you want them crunchy. Refrigerate the slaw for at least 30 minutes to blend flavors. The longer the slaw sits, the more wilted the cabbage will get and the thinner the sauce will become. As Penny says, “all variations taste great; it’s just a matter of personal preference!”

Enjoy!

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