Taco Slaw is a slaw designed for stuffing in tacos. With a limey sour cream based dressing, it’s a personal favourite because it pairs so well with Mexican flavours and does triple duty – good hit of vegetables (cabbage wilts so much!), juicy enough to fill the role of a sauce/salsa (ie less taco fixings to make), and makes a nice floppy bed for taco fillings to nestle in.
I find myself suggesting this Taco Slaw to use in tacos so regularly, I thought it would make sense to publish it as a separate post to make it easy to find and use. It is actually buried in a couple of recipes here on my website and in both my cookbooks, but I am thinking specifically of myself here that it would be handy to have as a separate recipe.
So here it is! Think – regular Coleslaw, but lighter because the dressing is mostly made with sour cream rather than mayonnaise, and there’s a lovely lime flavour to it that adds freshness and is a natural pairing for Mexican food flavours.
What to use this Taco Slaw for
Use it for taco fillings that are pieces of proteins like Crunchy Chicken Taco Fingers, Fish Tacos, Chipotle Prawn Tacos, Baja Fish Tacos, Grilled Chicken for Tacos etc. rather than saucy / shredded things (too much same-same).
You can also serve it as a side salad, like regular slaw!
Enjoy! – Nagi x
Taco Slaw
Ideal for things like Crunchy Chicken Taco Fingers, Fish Tacos, Chipotle Prawn Tacos, Baja Fish Tacos, Grilled Chicken for Tacos (ie pieces of protein) rather than things that are shredded and saucy (too same-same). You can also serve it as a side salad, like regular slaw!
Ingredients
- 6 tightly packed cups green cabbage , finely shredded (about 1/4 head)
- 1 cup green onion , finely sliced on the diagonal
- 1/2 cup finely chopped coriander/cilantro leaves
Taco Slaw Dressing:
- 1/2 cup sour cream (sub plain yogurt)
- 2 tbsp mayonnaise OR 1 tbsp olive oil (ie halve amount)
- 2 tsp lime zest
- 1 tbsp lime juice
- 1/2 tsp cooking salt / kosher salt (halve for table salt)
Instructions
-
Mix the dressing ingredients in a large bowl.
-
Toss – Add the Slaw ingredients then toss well with hands or tongs.
-
Set aside for at least 1 hour until the cabbage becomes wilted and floppy. Toss again then use in tacos!
Notes
Nutrition per taco, assuming 16 tacos.
Nutrition
Life of Dozer
It doesn’t matter how big your TV screen is. It’s no match for Dozer!
The post Taco Slaw – excellent for tacos! appeared first on RecipeTin Eats.
