Apple Pineapple Slaw with Honey Mustard Dressing
Every so often I hunger for nostalgic foods like those I enjoyed as a kid. Unfortunately, I didn’t inherit many recipes in the form of documented recipes, those that are most often hand-written on little cards or recorded on scraps of yellowed paper or in notebooks. But then I’m not sure that any of my grandmother’s baked or cooked from written down recipes.
The one thing I do remember quite vividly is that both my grandmothers and my great grandma were all very good cooks. It seems that they always were very creative in knowing just what ingredients would complement each other so that everything came out just right and tasted good in the final dish. To me, they seemed to come by cooking naturally. Their methods were always a scoop of this, a pinch of that, or this many of whatever was going into the bowl or pot.
Most of the family recipes that were passed to me from my grandmothers were recited or were gained somewhat through osmosis, I guess, as I watched them prepare food for our family in their kitchens.
We didn’t eat fancy when I was growing up. And, it was a rare treat when we ate things like fresh pineapple. This particular recipe variation on traditional coleslaw is a little bit of a stretch on the sweet Apple Pineapple Slaw that I remember eating when I was a kid. That one I think included little white marshmallows and relied on a salad dressing to bind it together.
Nevertheless, the apples and fresh pineapple have remained in this recipe, and I’ve updated the taste with a honey mustard sauce and added some chopped green onions to add a little extra crunch.
Have you tried this recipe? Is this recipe similar to the one you remember? Tell me in the comments below.
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Apple Pineapple Slaw with Honey Mustard Dressing
Equipment
- small mixing bowl
- medium mixing bowl
- whisk
Ingredients
- 2 Tablespoons Honey
- 1 Tablespoon Cider Vinegar
- 2 Tablespoons Dijon Mustard
- 2 Tablespoons Vegetable Oil
- 1 medium Granny Smith Apple cored, and cut into matchsticks
- 1 medium Red Skin Apple cored, and cut into matchsticks
- 1 medium Carrot grated
- 3 Tablespoons Green Onions sliced thin
- ½ cup Pineapple drained, chopped
Instructions
- Combine honey, vinegar, mustard, and oil in a small bowl and whisk to combine. Set aside.
- In a medium-size bowl, combine prepared apples, carrot, onion, and the pineapple. Toss lightly to incorporate.
- Add honey mustard mixture and toss lightly with the apple mixture to combine. Refrigerate until time to serve.
Nutrition
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