Make your own creamy dressing for slaw using my Mom's Easy Coleslaw Dressing Recipe. Enjoy crunchy slaw on hot dogs, seafood, barbecue or alongside a bowl of pinto beans and cornbread. Give it ample time to chill in the refrigerator for the flavors to marry before serving.
Easy Coleslaw Dressing Recipe
This coleslaw dressing is a made-from-scratch dressing the way my Mom makes it. She's been whipping up this dressing for our family for many years. She uses it as a dressing for both cole slaw as well as potato salad from time to time. It's a delicious and different take on a sweet homemade dressing for coleslaw.
How to Make the BEST Coleslaw Dressing Recipe
- Ingredients you'll need to make homemade Coleslaw Dressing: Vinegar, sugar, butter, large egg yolks, all purpose flour, fresh lemon juice, onion powder, celery salt, white pepper.
- Kitchen tools you'll need: Medium heavy bottomed saucepan, measuring cups and spoons, small bowl, whisk and food processor or sharp knife and chopping board.
- This dressing recipe makes enough for 2 one pound packages of coleslaw from the grocery store or about 8 cups of shredded cabbage mixed with carrots.
- Please note: This is a cooked dressing. There's no need to fret, the eggs fully cook in this dressing on the stovetop. As you whisk the dressing, it will continue to cool and gently cook the egg.
- It's important to temper the egg yolks with a small amount of the hot liquid. Doing so, will prevent them from becoming stringy when adding to the hot vinegar-sugar mixture.
- Once the dressing has cooked for 2 minutes, cool it completely before dressing the slaw.
- After the dressing has cooled pour it over the chopped coleslaw mix and green onions, mixing well.
- Taste and adjust the salt and pepper to your taste. Pop it into the fridge to chill and stir well before serving.
- I recommend that you allow the coleslaw to chill in the fridge for at least 4 hours or overnight before serving.
- Store Coleslaw Dressing in an airtight container or mason jar for up to 5 days.
Southern Style Dishes to Serve with Coleslaw
Coleslaw goes with many dishes and is particularly popular to serve alongside barbecue and Southern Fried Chicken. Other recipes you may like to try:
- Southern Fried Catfish with a side of french fries, hush puppies and cole slaw.
- It's a no-brainer to serve alongside Barbecue Pulled Pork.
- Oven Chili Cheese Dogs with a side of slaw is a feast.
- Check-out my recipe for elevated Pinto Beans.
- These Nashville Hot Chicken Strips will bring the heat to meal time.
- Mini Barbecue Bacon Cheddar Meatloaves can be made any night of the week.
- Beef Pot Pie with Cheddar Onion Biscuits is a one dish meal.
- Fried Clams from Food Network.
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Easy Coleslaw Dressing Recipe
Servings: 1 cup (approximately)
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoon salted butter
- ½ cup white vinegar
- 1 ½ tablespoon all purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon celery salt
- ½ teaspoon white pepper
- 2 large egg yolks beaten
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 16 oz packages deli style cole slaw mix
- 4 medium chopped green onions
Instructions
- Over medium heat in a medium-size heavy bottomed saucepan, melt 4 tablespoons of butter.
- Whisk in the vinegar. Over low heat whisk in the flour, lemon juice and seasonings. Whisk until the ingredients are fully incorporated.
- Beat the egg yolks in a small bowl. To the bowl add 2 tablespoon of the warm liquid whisking constantly to combine and temper.
- Slowly drizzle the egg yolks into the vinegar mixture in the saucepan, whisking continually. Cook for 2 minutes.
- Remove the saucepan from the stove top and beat in 1 cup of granulated sugar.
- Beat for 2 minutes or until the dressing has thickened and is light yellow in color. Pop it into the fridge to cool completely.
- After the dressing has cooled pour over the chopped coleslaw and green onions. Mix well. Let the cole slaw chill in the fridge for at least 4 hours. Taste and adjust the salt and pepper to taste. Mix well before serving.
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Sharon
I love your Cole slaw and dressing❤️
Melissa
Thank you!