Creamy kale coleslaw with apple is a delicious and healthy alternative to traditional coleslaw. Plus it's perfect at any time of the year!
I'm hoping that I'm not too late folks to fit this creamy kale coleslaw with apple recipe into being one of your summer BBQ side dishes?
It's really been an amazing summer here in the UK so far hasn't it?
I've been eating salads like they're going out of fashion!
We've been eating so much of my easy healthier coleslaw that I needed to come up with another healthy coleslaw recipe quick to add a bit of variation!
That's where this delicious creamy kale coleslaw entered our lives!
So how do we make this creamy coleslaw?
First we take an amazing healthy selection of ingredients.
Kale, red cabbage, carrots, sweet apple and crunchy celery.
Then we toss them all up together and coat them in a delicious tangy home made low calorie creamy dressing.
It doesn't take long to put this healthy creamy coleslaw together either. Just 30 minutes.
It's perfect for your BBQ parties as you'll get at least 8 servings out of this recipe. That's 8 BIG servings.
There's nothing to worry about calorie wise either as there are only 100 calories per serving of this creamy kale coleslaw.
Plus, as I said in the introduction paragraph, this recipe is perfect at any time of the year.
So, if you're reading this recipe and it isn't summer, no worries.
You could easily pair this coleslaw with a grilled turkey burger.
Or an oven baked chicken dish like chicken kievs or cajun spiced oven baked chicken.
Why This Creamy Kale Coleslaw Is Good For You
- Kale has lots of nutrients and is very low in calories. It's one of the most nutrient-dense foods on the planet.
- Red cabbage contains insoluble fibre and as a potassium rich food can help to lower blood pressure.
- Carrots have a low ranking on the glycemic index and have been linked to lower cholesterol levels and improved eye health.
- Apples contain many vitamins and minerals and in particular are an excellent source of vitamin C.
- Celery contains folic acid which helps to maintain and form healthy blood cells. Helping to keep the heart healthy.
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Creamy Kale Coleslaw with Apple Recipe
Top your BBQ burgers with this kale coleslaw then sandwich it between a burger bun. Yum!
I’d love to hear what you think of my recipe in the comments below and please do rate my recipe 5* if you like it! 🙂
Creamy Kale Coleslaw with Apple Recipe
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Equipment
Ingredients
For the creamy dressing :-
- 5 tablespoon mayonnaise low fat
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon cider vinegar
- 1 teaspoon honey
- Freshly ground salt and pepper
For the kale slaw :-
- 100 g curly kale stalks removed, sliced and washed
- 200 g head red cabbage shredded
- 2 carrots peeled and grated
- 2 medium Granny Smith apple chopped into 1cm pieces
- 1 stick of celery chopped
Instructions
For the creamy dressing :-
- Whisk together mayonnaise, Dijon mustard, olive oil, lemon juice, cider vinegar and honey in a small bowl, then season to taste.
For the kale slaw :-
- Put all of the coleslaw ingredients in to a large mixing bowl and mix well. Pour over the dressing and massage the dressing into the coleslwaw using your hands. Serve immediately or place in the fridge and until required.
David @ Spiced
Interesting! I love a good coleslaw, but I don't think I've ever had one with kale. I don't use kale that much as I've never really experimented with how to use it. But this sounds like an excellent recipe, Neil! And I love the added bit of apple in there. This side dish would go great with some good BBQ! 🙂
Neil
Thanks David. I think Kale on it's own tastes a bit too much like "garden". 😆
But when it's combined with a selction of crunchy vegetables like cabbage and carrots and the sweetness of an apple and a tasty dressing then it's really tasty! 😀
Shashi at SavorySpin
Neil - we are thinking alike today!!! I have a slaw up too - but I am so so loving your version with apple and celery! I can almost taste that honey-mustard-vinegar dressing paired with the apples, celery, carrots and cabbage ! Like you said, this is most definitely a year round recipe - in fact this would be a nice light side to serve around the holidays - after all, all those Christmas cookies, pies and cake need to be balanced out right?
Neil
Ooh, you have a slaw up too? I'm just about to hope over to yours to check it out!
I'm glad you like my version. I never thought of how it might be a nice light side to serve around the holidays too. You are totally right! This slaw would be perfect paired with cold turkey. Yum! Thanks for that idea. I can't wait until after Christmas when I'll have a batch of cold turkey now. Lol
Ron
Neil, we love coleslaw over this way. As a matter of fact, if you go to a pizza restaurant here you will always be served coleslaw. Not as fancy as your coleslaw however. Great combination of veggies and I love the apple addition.
Neil
I should have mentioned in the recipe post that this coleslaw would go really well with a pizza too! Thanks for that Ron.
Lynne and I have got Sweden on our bucket list. When I tell her you get pizza served with coleslaw there it's likely Sweden will move closer to the top of our bucket list! Ha ha!
I'm glad you like my kale coleslaw version. Thanks again!
Mimi
Beautiful. Love the dressing too. I'm with you on the kale all by itself.
Neil
Thank you Mimi. Yes kale by itself. No.
However kale in a coleslaw, soup, casserole or stir fry. Yes please! 🙂
Christina
This salad has my name alllll over it. Hot damn it looks so freaking refreshing I want to face plant into that bad boy and call it a day. The weather has been brutally hot in my neck of the woods so have a recipe like this, where I don't have to turn on the stove is ideal. Pinning!
Neil
I think I've just managed to get this recipe in as our weather begins to turn to a more Autumn like situation Christina.
Thanks for your comment, I'm glad you like the recipe and hope you get a chance to make and enjoy this.
Ps. Send us some of your hot weather. We're missing it now, after such an amazing summer!
GiGi Eats
For me... Kale can only be eaten if there is a dressing involved. And if you pair the word CREAMY with it, I know, I KNOW there is a dressing involved to - MAKE IT TASTE BETTER! lol
Neil
I couldn't agree with you more GiGi. Although I forgot that Kale can also be roasted in the oven to make delicious Kale chips/crisps. 🙂
Neha
Love how refreshing and vibrant this recipe sounds Neil. Now I know how to put the kale sitting in my refrigerator to some good use!
Neil
Thanks Neha. I'm glad I've added some inspiration as to what to do with that kale sitting in your fridge. It can easily be one of those vegetables that just gets forgotten about can't it? 🙂
Ashika | Gardening Foodie
OH WOW Neil, the colours and flavours on this coleslaw look and sound amazing.I really need this recipe, because my coleslaw recipe is so boring, nothing like this gorgeous salad. I love the addition of apple and kale as well, the flavour combination sounds delicious. Thank you for sharing this recipe, I cannot wait to try!
Neil
Thanks Ashika. I promise you this is not a boring coleslaw recipe and I know you're going to just love it! 🙂