Coleslaw – Spicy & Crunchy

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This is one of the ways I do coleslaw.  The ingredients are:

¼ cabbage – finely shredded

¼ cup or so diced capsicum (called bell pepper in some places)

Thumb of ginger grated finely – I use a microplane

1 teaspoon of chopped green peppercorns or capers

½ fresh red chilli finely sliced

½ corn cob – kernels taken off the cob and cooed

2 gherkins – chopped

2 teaspoons of chilli jam to taste

2 tablespoons of mayonnaise

1 tablespoon of crème fraiche (entirely optional)

Juice of ¼ lemon

Salt and pepper – I prefer white pepper

Just mix all the ingredients together.  Any leftovers will keep fine in the fridge for a day.  You can mix it together well before you need it unlike other salads.

I also sometimes substitute either mustard or horseradish for the chilli jam/relish.  I don’t put in carrot or things like sultanas – don’t suit my palate but I know other people do.

What do you like to put in your coleslaw?