I have not made coleslaw in a while. I could not remember how much salt to use to wilt the cabbage.
I looked at several recipes and none suggested wilting the cabbage.
I went with 1/2 Tablespoon salt. Just salt.
Do you just use salt or salt and water?
How long do you wilt the cabbage?
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I don't. When I make it the cabbage wilts after I have it all mixed up (I make a non-mayo coleslaw, so it doesn't matter).
I don't remember my mother ever wilting cabbage, even with mayo-based slaw, just mixing it all up.
I never used to, but the last time I made it, I did - and, it was better. But, I didn't salt it, I just 'massaged' it pretty firmly, like it was kale, then left it got a couple hours, before adding everything else.
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I don't have any carrots so I am going to add diced tomatoes fresh from the garden.
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Anne Miller wrote:I don't have any carrots so I am going to add diced tomatoes fresh from the garden.
I definitely do the dice-salt-drain business with tomatoes if I'm going to add them to a salad like this. I might even save the juice, which is usually delicious, for something else.
The recipe I use says to wilt it. I did it the first time only. To me, the slaw is not runny at all. Though I am certain it has more liquid than the author intended. It's in Better home and garden cookbook from the 1980's.
Tereza Okava wrote:I definitely do the dice-salt-drain business with tomatoes if I'm going to add them to a salad like this. I might even save the juice, which is usually delicious, for something else.
I had not thought of salting the tomatoes. I usually remove the seeds and pulp though.
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