Creamy Coleslaw Salad Recipe with Tart Cherries, Blue Cheese, and Toasted Walnuts

Creamy Coleslaw Salad Recipe with Tart Cherries, Blue Cheese, and Toasted Walnuts

Give your slaw a grownup spin! This creamy coleslaw salad recipe with tart cherries, blue cheese, and toasted walnuts is as easy to make as regular slaw, but is packed with a ton of flavor.

Course Salad

Cuisine American

Keyword Blue Cheese Coleslaw, Coleslaw Salad, Coleslaw Salad Recipe, Creamy Coleslaw Recipe

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 0

Servings servings

Calories 196kcal

Author Faith Gorsky

Ingredients

Creamy Dressing:

1/2 cup mayo
2 tablespoons organic raw unfiltered apple cider vinegar
1 tablespoon raw honey local if possible
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
2 teaspoons poppy seeds
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

Salad:

1 small head Savoy cabbage thinly sliced (about 4 cups sliced)
1 cup thinly sliced red cabbage
1 small white onion halved and thinly sliced
1/2 cup walnuts toasted and coarsely chopped
1/4 cup dried tart cherries coarsely chopped
1 ounce good-quality blue cheese crumbled

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

Whisk together all ingredients for the dressing in a large bowl.
Stir in the Savoy cabbage, red cabbage, and onion. Cover and refrigerate up to 2 days before serving, if desired.
Right before serving, sprinkle the walnuts, cherries, and blue cheese on top.

Notes

Storage: Creamy coleslaw dressing will keep well for up to 5 days in a jar in the fridge. Once you mix the dressing with the cabbage and onion, you can keep this salad in the fridge for up to 2 days. Wait to add the walnuts, cherries, and blue cheese until right before serving.

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