Low-Carb Bright Roots Slaw
Harry Brown
This low-carb crunchy and creamy slaw flavored with celery seed and parsley is packed with nutrition and ready in 30 minutes.
In the event that you’re out of leafy greens, you need to get a little more flexible about what counts as salad. This slaw is a good example of that flexibility: It’s fresh and crunchy and packed with nutrition, even though there’s not a traditional salad green in sight. Also, it is a shockingly bright shade of pink, which just makes it fun to eat.
If you’re a mayonnaise skeptic, fear not: The dressing is very light. If mayonnaise is simply not your thing under any circumstances, feel free to swap the dressing with a basic vinaigrette.
Recipe Details: Low-Carb Bright Roots Slaw
From Catherine Newman
Makes: 6 servings
Total carbohydrates: 6 grams per serving
Hands-on time: 30 minutes
Total time: 30 minutes
Substitutions
Celery seed offers a similar flavor profile to celery stalks, only one that’s much more robust. If you don’t like the flavor of celery, feel free to skip this, or add another seasoning of your choice. Grated lime zest would work nicely in its place, too.
To make this recipe vegan, swap out the mayonnaise with an egg-free version of mayo such as Vegenaise.
Ingredients
1 pound cabbage (about half a medium head or enough to make roughly 4 cups shredded)
1 beet
1 carrot
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup white vinegar
1/2 teaspoon celery seeds
Lots of freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons chopped parsley or celery leaves (optional)
Instructions
Grate the cabbage, either in the food processor or with a mandoline or box grater, or finely sliver it with a large knife. Peel the beet and carrot and grate them too.
Toss the vegetables with the salt and let them sit while you make the dressing.
Make the dressing: Whisk together the mayonnaise, vinegar, celery seeds, and black pepper.
Stir the dressing and the parsley into the vegetables. Taste for salt and serve right away, or chill for an hour or two or up to 2 days. (If the vegetables give up a lot of liquid while they’re sitting, simply drain it off a bit and re-season with salt and vinegar.)
