Name: Low Fat BUT Creamy Coleslaw
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/4 - 1/2 White cabbage; 3 large carrots; 1 Red Onion; Some fresh yoghurt, I used lemon yoghurt (low fat or fat free). You can choose a flavour you enjoy. Pear, lime, strawberry, the sky's the limit!; 1/2 lemon squeezed; 1 -2 teaspoons of honey, optional; Salt & Pepper to season; **** the quantities of cabbage, onion and carrot are a guide, and you can add more or less of any or all.

Homemade Creamy Coleslaw, a delicious low-fat salad option to a popular side dish, using fresh ingredients. Ideal for BBQ's, parties and burgers! A great tasting recipe with no compromise of flavor.

Your regular coleslaw is usually made up of loads of mayo, cream, sugar and other stuff that pile on the calories. I absolutely love coleslaw! BUT...my waistline doesn't like it much.

So what I decided to do was see what I could replace for the sugars and mayo that make a traditional coleslaw creamy and slightly sweet tasting. That's what I've always enjoyed about coleslaw, it's creamy dressing.
I've come up with a recipe which no one will ever guess you didn't put all those calorific ingredients in.

For this low fat but creamy homemade coleslaw, I've used honey as a sweetener and low-fat yogurt for the creaminess. You can experiment with the flavors a little, and try a flavored yogurt if you wish. When I've made this for a BBQ, I've used lemon yogurt and I've also tried strawberry yogurt. Both of which tasted very good! The trick is to taste as you go along when making this recipe so you get the sweetness exactly to your liking. Obviously, if you're using a fruit-flavored yogurt, you will likely need less honey than the recipe calls for.

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I made this low fat but creamy yogurt for a Chirstmas Eve party I was having. It went down a treat! One of my guests was celiac and also vegetarian so you can guess what she was eating a lot of! She said the coleslaw was absolutely delicious! I served this coleslaw alongsde some tortilla chips, sausage and red onion chutney rolls, lemon butter chicken wings, and open sandwiches.

If you wanted to make this low fat but creamy coleslaw as a side dish, perhaps together with a BBQ, this goes great with our Jack Daniel's Burgers (so delicious!) (In the photo below I served a bowl of this coleslaw which you can see just to the back of the burgers)

Oh So Good Jack Daniel's Burgers taste amazing! Easy to make and full of flavor to give you a delicious juicy burger. Perfect for BBQ's and parties. Freezer friendly too

This low fat but creamy coleslaw will keep for 4 - 5 days if kept covered and refrigerated. You can make up a batch and just dip in and out of the fridge, use it in sandwiches, add as a side dish to your weeknight dinner or serve at a party. Just give it a stir before you use it as the yogurt will seperate whilst it's resting in the fridge.

So let's get straight to the recipe and see how easy it is to make this delicious low fat but creamy coleslaw. Please enjoy!

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Ingredients

¼ - ½ White cabbage
3 large carrots
1 Red Onion
Some fresh yogurt, I used lemon yogurt (low-fat or fat-free). You can choose a flavor you enjoy or keep it plain. Pear, lime, strawberry, the sky's the limit!
½ lemon squeezed
1 -2 teaspoons of honey (optional)
Salt & Pepper to season
**** The quantities of cabbage, onion, and carrot are a guide, and you can add more or less of any or all.

NOTE

For your ingredients, you can also add raisins, walnuts, actually, anything you fancy, and the tradition of coleslaw is to have everything shredded, so think about what colors you like, and what vegetables would be nice for shredding. The ingredients I have given you here are for a classic coleslaw, carrots, onions & cabbage, which I love the most!

Instructions

1. All you need to do is thinly shred everything like in the photo and then add to a mixing bowl.
I used a grater with big holes for the carrots and used a regular knife to finely shred the cabbage and the onion. You can use a processor, but I find this makes the carrots too fine, and the onion turns to watery mush, so use a knife!

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2. Add the salt & pepper, and lemon juice and then using a large spoon, stir everything and start adding 2 tablespoons of yogurt at a time (you can add more or less for creaminess)

Keep stirring and taste it. If it needs more sweetness, add some of the honey. If it needs more creaminess, add some more yogurt. Everybody has different tastes so you add as much or as little of one ingredient as you wish.

Then refrigerate until ready to serve.

You can keep it refrigerated for a few days. Just give it a stir before you are ready to serve it.

We'd love to hear from you and what you thought of our low fat but creamy coleslaw recipe. Did you make any changes or add some other goodies? Let us know in the comments below. Thanks for reading and happy cooking!

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Low Fat BUT Creamy Coleslaw

Yield: 4

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 10 minutes

Homemade Creamy Coleslaw, a delicious low-fat salad option to a popular side dish, using fresh ingredients. Ideal for BBQ's, parties and burgers!

Ingredients

¼ - ½ White cabbage
3 large carrots
1 Red Onion
Some fresh yoghurt, I used lemon yoghurt (low fat or fat free). You can choose a flavour you enjoy. Pear, lime, strawberry, the sky's the limit!
½ lemon squeezed
1 -2 teaspoons of honey, optional
Salt & Pepper to season
**** the quantities of cabbage, onion and carrot are a guide, and you can add more or less of any or all.

Instructions

All you need to do is thinly shred everything like in the photo and then add to a mixing bowl.
I used a grater with big holes for the carrots and used a regular knife to finely shred the cabbage and the onion. You can use a processor, but I find this makes the carrots too fine, and the onion turns to watery mush, so use a knife!
Add the salt & pepper, lemon juice and then using a large spoon, stir everything and start adding 2 tablespoons of yoghurt at a time (you can add more or less for creaminess) Keep stirring and taste it. If it needs more sweetness, add some of the honey. If it needs more creaminess, add some more yoghurt. Everybody has different tastes so you add as much or as little of one ingredient as you wish.
Then refrigerate until ready to serve.
You can keep it refrigerated for a couple of days. Just give it a stir before you are ready to serve it.

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8 thoughts shared

Veronica Page
says:
April 6th, 2019 at 12:58 am

I make mine with a bag of Southern chopped cabbage and carrot slaw from Food Lion! Use light mayo, dried onions or shallots, fat free milk, splash of apple cider vinegar, 3 splenda packets and let set about 10 mins. VOILA! DELICIOUS LOW CAL SLAW AND SO EASY. TAKES A FEW MINS TO MAKE!

Marie Williams
says:
May 25th, 2014 at 8:20 pm

will be making it for sure

1. lovefoodies
  says:
  May 25th, 2014 at 8:21 pm
  
  Super! Please enjoy Marie and thank you for looking at my recipes,
  Happy cooking!
  
Glory
says:
November 1st, 2013 at 5:01 pm

I’ll make it ,for sure!

1. lovefoodies
  says:
  November 1st, 2013 at 5:24 pm
  
  So happy you like it Gloria! Please enjoy :)
  
wendyslater
says:
July 30th, 2013 at 5:56 pm

I think the coleslaw recipe is great. wot a brilliant idea using flavoured yoghurt .

1. lovefoodies
  says:
  July 30th, 2013 at 9:26 pm
  
  it sure is Wendy, and the flavour possibilities are endless!
  
Pamela Fraim
says:
June 19th, 2013 at 2:13 pm

Mmmmmmmmm oh yeah!

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