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Jamaican Slaw Recipe
Not your typical Coleslaw – that is Slaw the Jamaican manner! A refreshingly tangy facet salad with unmistakable tropical vibes because of the colourful yellow dressing and juicy little pops of pineapple. The proper 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 may get pleasure from a Jamaican-themed dinner within the consolation of your personal dwelling! Right here’s the menu:
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Major – Jerk Fish
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Facet salad – this Jamaican Slaw
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Facet – Jamaican Coconut Rice and Peas (beans)
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Dessert – rum and raisin ice cream with out an ice cream maker!
At present’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 right this moment’s recipe – Jamaican Slaw!
Belief Jamaicans to take the basic 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 brilliant yellow color (plus a few of its tang) to this magical ingredient:
Sure, that’s proper people. Your scorching canines’ greatest buddy – primary yellow mustard – is the key ingredient in Jamaican Slaw. AND WE LOVE IT!
Nicely, I’ve already revealed the key ingredient, so this part goes to be relatively boring, isn’t it??? 😂 However, I shall plough on.
The dressing
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Yellow mustard – The key ingredient! Offers flavour, tang, brilliant yellow color and thickens the dressing. I take advantage of gentle American yellow mustard. Any yellow mustard will likely be high quality however keep away from Scorching English Mustard – too spicy! Dijon Mustard can 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 easy vinegar.
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Olive oil – Use further virgin olive oil you probably have it, in any other case simply unusual 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 happy 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!
A necessary step with any slaw is to set it apart to provide the cabbage time to wilt so it turns into floppy and juicy. That’s the way in which slaw is meant to be! No one desires slaw with pokey bits of cabbage protruding in every single place!
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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 to wilt.
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Toss once more then switch right into a bowl to serve!
See how the cabbage is flopping and sagging relatively than like twigs poking out in all instructions? Floppy is what we would like.
Facet salad for our Jamaican feast to accompany the Jerk Fish, carried out.
Now, when you haven’t already, pop over and get the Jamaican Coconut Rice and Peas recipe. It’s so good!! I might completely simply eat a giant bowl of that rice for dinner.
And to finish your Jamaican feast, rum and raisin ice cream with out an ice cream maker! That is a type of recipes I deem to be one thing money-can’t-buy as a result of it has actual rum flavour that you just simply received’t get in tubs from the outlets. I actually hope you strive it! – Johnsat x
Disenchanted that I couldn’t discover a ripe pineapple on the day I filmed this. However, I survived.
Ingredients
- 4 heaped cups green cabbage , finely shredded
- 2 cups shredded carrot (2 – 3 carrots)
- 1 1/2 cups diced pineapple , 1cm / 1/2" cubes (fresh or canned in juice) (Note 1)
- 3/4 cup raisins (or sultanas)
- 3 tbsp yellow mustard , American or other (Note 2)
- 1/3 cup apple cider vinegar
- 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tbsp jalapeño , deseeded, finely minced
- 1/4 cup green onion , finely chopped (Note 3)
- 1/2 tsp cooking/kosher salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
Instructions
- Dressing: Shake ingredients in a jar until combined.
- Wilt: Place all the Slaw ingredients in a large bowl. Pour over Dressing and toss. Leave to wilt for at least 1 hour.
- Serve: Toss well to coat in the juices & dressing pooled at the bottom of the bowl. Transfer to bowl and serve!
Notes
1. Pineapple – Fresh is fabulous if you can get your hands on really ripe ones. Else, use canned in juice (not syrup, too sweet).
2. Mustard – You want the bright yellow stuff! I use American mustard which is not spicy. Don’t use hot English mustard – it will be WAY too spicy! Dijon and other smooth mustards will work as well but the dressing colour won’t have the same (tropical!) vibrant yellow colour.
3. Green onion – To finely chop green onion, finely slice then run your knife through to finely chop.
4. LEFTOVERS – Keeps well for a day, after this the pineapple tends to get a bit soft (in my opinion) but is still very tasty!
MAKE AHEAD – Toss slaw together except the pineapple. Will keep well like this for 2 days in the fridge. Then add the pineapple before serving.
Nutrition per serving.
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