Broccoli Slaw Recipe with Creamy Apple Cider Dressing (2024)

Published: May 13, 2015 · Modified: May 16, 2022 by Sally Cameron · This post may contain affiliate links · Leave a Comment

With the warm days of summer upon us, here's a cool and crunchy summer salad and side dish: broccoli slaw recipe with creamy apple cider dressing. I've added tart dried cranberries and almonds for extra color and flavor against the veggies and tangy dressing. A food processor makes it a snap.

This broccoli slaw recipe has been hitting the spot for us lately. It's great with anything off the grill as a side dish and leftovers are welcome for a quick and healthy lunch the next day.

Chopping the Vegetables

When it comes to chopping the veggies, I use my food processor with the grating blade, like you use for hard cheese. You can use bagged pre-cut veggies, but it's so much fresher and better if you do it yourself and the food processor makes it easy.

Broccoli Slaw Ingredients

To make broccoli slaw you'll need the following:

• 2headsbroccoli
• 2carrots
• ¼green cabbage
• ½small head purple cabbage
• ⅓cupchopped cilantro or flat leaf parsley
• 4-6scallions(green part)
• ⅓cupdried cranberries(optional)
• ⅓cupslivered almonds(optional)

Prep Your Veggies

Cut the broccoli stems and florets apart with a knife. Using a vegetable peeler, peel the broccoli stems. For the carrots, peel if you prefer or just scrub well with a vegetable brush. The peel, or skin, is edible and highly nutritious.

Use Your Food Processor

It takes no time at all to grate your own broccoli, cabbage and carrots for this broccoli slaw. I've used both a grating blade (large hole) and the julienne blade. Using the grating blade yields a fine, fluffy slaw. Using the julienne blade yields a slaw with more texture and larger pieces like you find in the bagged store brands.

Cut the cabbage into pieces that will fit into the feed tube of your food processor. Place the blade into your food processor and run your produce through. As the work bowl fills up, dump the slaw into a large bowl and complete the process. It takes just minutes to create fresh, colorful, healthy slaw.

Broccoli Slaw Dressing Recipe

The dressing is creamy, tangy and citrusy all at once and good for more than just this broccoli slaw. I use Vegenaise for it's mild clean taste (egg-free and vegan) but you can use your favorite mayonnaise. Apple cider vinegar (ACV) gives it the tang and that little bit of orange zest adds bright flavor. Shake it in a jar, whisk it in a bowl or use a blender on low speed.

How to Serve

To serve broccoli slaw, gently toss with dressing and add the cranberries and almonds. If you are reducing sugar or carbs, you can skip the dried cranberries, but just a handful are a nice compliment.

This recipe makes a big batch, about 3 pounds of slaw. That is the equivalent of 4 grocery store bagged broccoli slaw (12 ounces per bag). You can make the whole batch for a big family or cut the recipe in half. Without the dressing, the chopped raw veggies will last in the refrigerator for almost a week.

Ways to Use Leftovers

If you make the whole batch, here are more ideas on how to serve broccoli slaw.

• Inside tacos as the veggie component
• For a quick stir-fry
• Thin down the Asian Almond Butter sauce and use it as dressing for another flavor profile

For Histamine Intolerance

If you have histamine intolerance all of these vegetables are safe. The dried cranberries are questionable based upon your level of sensitivity. For the dressing, I use a refrigerated brand of mayo called Vegenaise. It is egg-free, vegan and comes soy-free as well.

Although the amount is small, citrus is a histamine liberator. If you are highly reactive to citrus you may want to skip the orange in the dressing. If ACV is a problem try organic white vinegar instead.

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