Creamy Apple Slaw With Cranberries
This Apple slaw with crunchy apples, Cabbage, carrot, and tart Cranberries in a creamy yogurt dressing is, and easy to make. With riots of color and texture, What I love about this slaw is its sweet, tangy, crunchy and creamy at the same time. A refreshing side dish that pairs well with a array of mains.
Perfectly creamy and light, this Apple slaw is an amazing side dish. Though coleslaw is a summer thing, apple and cranberries give this slaw a festive vibe and bring life to the slaw. This is a perfect side dish for the holiday season, that your family will be cheering for. Also a great way to put the seasonal apples into use.
Replacing half of the mayo with Greek yogurt makes the dressing light but will not make a huge difference in taste. This slaw pairs so well with the roast or any other meaty main dish. Its refreshing flavors help balance rich main dishes on your holiday menu.
Ingredients For Making Apple Slaw
All you need is fresh and crunchy veggies and apples to make this cabbage and Apple Slaw. I love how colourful this salad looks.
- Apples: Fresh and crispy apples that are firm.I have used fuji apple in this recipe. Feel free to use a mix of sweet and tart apples.
- Veggies: You need finely shredded cabbage and carrots. Store-bought coleslaw mix is such a time saver. Or use a shredder or food processor attachment to shred the veggies.
- Celery- slice it finely.
- Cranberries- I like to use dried ones. Just soak them for 10 minutes in hot water to plump them up. Drain and use.
- Almonds– I always have whole almonds on hand. so I find it convenient to toast them up and chop them roughly. You can also use toasted sliced almonds. Walnuts, and pecans are other alternatives you can use.
Mayo-greek yogurt dressing
- Mayo– Use full-fat mayo preferably.
- Greek yogurt – To make ita bit healthy and light, greek yogurt works best.
- Dijon mustard –
- Honey / Maple syrup
- Apple cider vinegar – Adds a fruitiness to the dressing and also ads a tang. Substitute with red wine vinegar or fresh lemon juice.
- Salt and pepper
Recipe tips (Make ahead)
- Apple tends to brown if left for a long time. So after cutting, soak it in water, squeeze a little lemon juice, and let it rest while you prep other ingredients.
- The dressing stays well for a couple of days.
- If cranberries are sweet and not very tart, you can also use fresh cranberries.
- Once the dressing is mixed, the veggies tend to lose water and crispiness. So you are looking for the crunch, then I would suggest mixing the salad just 30 minutes before serving .
Serve Apple Slaw with
Pairs well with lots of meat dishes, grilled meat etc. Serve it with Lemon Thyme Roast Chicken , Roasted Turkey Breast, Skillet Pork chops etc.
More side dishes…
Apple Slaw With Cranberry
Ingredients
For Apple Slaw Mix
- 2 Apple Red and Firm
- 2 cups Cabbage Shredded
- 1 cup Carrot cut into matchsticks
- ½ cup Celery Thinly Sliced
- ⅓ cup Dried Cranberries
- ⅓ cup Toasted Almond sliced
For Slaw Dressing
- ⅓ cup Greek yoghurt
- ⅓ cup Mayo
- 2 tablespoon Apple Cider Vinegar
- 2 tablespoon Honey
- 2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- Salt to taste
- Black pepper to taste Freshly ground
Instructions
- if using dried cranberries, add hot water to cranberries. Let it soak for 5 minutes, drain well while you prep other ingredeints.
- Cut apple into thin match sticks.
- Toast almonds and roughly chop. Or if using sliced almonds, toast it well.
- Mix all the ingredients for dressing.
- In a big salad bowl add all the ingredients for the slaw. Pour the dressing. Mix everything well.
- Serve as a side dish. Enjoy!
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Notes
- To prevent sliced apple from browning, add water after slicing and a big squeeze of lemon. Drain well and run under normal water before using.
- Toasting almonds enhances the nuttiness, so I suggest don’t skip it.
Do you peel the apples? Or just leave the peels on?
I wouldn’t peel the apple. If you prefer that way then you can.
Amazing!! No need to look for another recipe❤️
Thank you very much!!
Took it to two different xmas parties. Oohs and aahs and an empty bowl for the first one.
The second one hidden and near another coleslaw and did not fare as well. 3/4 left to take home.
But I love it so will continue making it.
Easy and tasty! Thank you for a great recipe
We’re gluten free so I omitted the yogurt and the mayo and it was so good. I did prepare early in the day placing everything but nuts in and allowed it to marinate together for the day. I would even try your favorite salad dressing on top and it would fantastic. Definitely a must try coleslaw Thank you for sharing it with us..
My new favorite! So fast and easy to prepare with a bag of cabbage mix.
I love coleslaw and this is one of my favorites!
This was excellent, I couldn’t stop eating it!
Made this fir our Thanksgiving Neal at church tomorrow!