Lemony Coleslaw - Tasty and Tart!

If you give me half a chance, I would sneak lemon into all my recipes. That is the one flavor I cannot live or cook without. A dash of lemon can change recipes from mundane to magical in one small squirt and I just love it. You can go through many of my recipes and trust me, you will find some lemon in there and I always use the juice and the zest, I feel both bring a different taste to the dish. It is a no brainer then that Lemon Tart to me is the tart de lux!  I have also written many times in the past that lamb and lemon just goes together so well, but what if I ........

leave the lemon off the meat this time and add it to the coleslaw! Brilliant idea, but will it work? The truth is that I wanted to make coleslaw for supper to go with my lemony grilled lamb chops, but on close inspection I found no nuts and no raisins in the pantry cupboard. Two basic ingredients missing from my normal coleslaw recipe, what now? I find that my ability to be resourceful in the kitchen helps in times like these so one trip to the fridge and I kind of had a new recipe going in my head......try it, you WILL love it!





Lemony Coleslaw



½ biggish cabbage - sliced very thinly (about 4-5 cups)

zest of 2 lemons - more if needed

juice of 1 lemon

½ cup good quality mayonnaise

1 cup Greek yogurt

1 tbsp sugar very important

Chopped dill or parsley (optional) dill is good if you serve it with fish like salmon



Place the sliced cabbage in a big bowl. Mix the mayonnaise, sugar and Greek yogurt together and pour over the cabbage. Use a micro planer and grate the zest of 2 lemons into the salad and squeeze the juice of 1 lemon in there too, Taste. If it is not kick-in-the-teeth-tangy enough, add more zest and more juice. Add fresh herbs if you wish.



Serve with grilled Lamb Chops with Rosemary for a very tasty, deliciously fresh meal!



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