Coleslaw with Apples and Blue Cheese

Name: Coleslaw with Apples and Blue Cheese
Yield: Serves 8 to 10
Ingredients: 1 medium head, green cabbage, quartered, cored, and shredded (see Best Way to Shred Cabbage, related); 1/2 small, onion, shredded on box grater; 2 teaspoons, salt; 1/2 cup, mayonnaise (see The Real Deal, related); 1/4 cup, sour cream; 1 tablespoon, cider vinegar; 2 teaspoons, sugar; 1 , Granny Smith apple, cored and cut into 1/4-inch matchsticks; 1/4 teaspoon, pepper; 1/4 cup, crumbled blue cheese; 1/4 cup, toasted, chopped walnuts

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Appears in Cook's Country June/July 2009

For great coleslaw, we take our cabbage with many grains of salt.

SERVES8 to 10

TIME25 minutes, plus 1 hour wilting and 30 minutes chilling

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

It was important to salt the shredded cabbage for our Coleslaw with Apples and Blue Cheese to remove excess water before dressing it. Allowing the salted cabbage to sit for at least one hour drained off most of the liquid. For the dressing,...

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