massage<\/a>” the cabbage into the dressing with your fingers for a good minute. Kneading incorporates the salt and acids to do their thing quickly. Can serve immediately.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\nFour large servings. Refrigerate leftovers for up to three days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Notes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Of course you can start with a head of cabbage and shred it yourself. But a pound equals a head a little bigger than a softball and they rarely come that small, so you’d have a lot of cabbage to repurpose. Coleslaw from the prewashed\/precut veggie cooler is surprisingly inexpensive, assuming you don’t buy one with a manufactured dressing packet that now you’d toss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ingredients all being optional includes the mayo. Your slaw won’t have a white creamy look, but it still will taste great.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Celery seed is NOT celery salt. Garlic powder is not garlic salt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A fun substitute for the sesame oil would be 1\/2 teaspoon smoked paprika.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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