Coleslaw with Bacon and Buttermilk Dressing

Name: Coleslaw with Bacon and Buttermilk Dressing
Yield: Serves 4 to 6 (Makes 5 cups)
Ingredients: 6 slices, bacon (about 6 ounces), cut into 1/4-inch pieces; 1/2 cup, buttermilk; 2 tablespoons, vegetable oil; 2 tablespoons, cider vinegar; 1 tablespoon, caraway seeds; 1/4 teaspoon, dry mustard; 2 teaspoons, granulated sugar; 1 pound, green cabbage (about 1/2 medium head), shredded fine; 1 , large carrot, peeled and grated; 1/2 , medium onion, sliced thin

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated September/October 1999

SERVES4 to 6 (Makes 5 cups)

TIME30 minutes, plus 1 hour standing

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Cabbage salads are diluted by the cabbage itself. Its cells are full of water that leaches out once a salad is allowed to sit. One way to solve this problem in our coleslaw recipe, we figured, was to get rid of some of this water before mak...

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