Best Costa Rican Coleslaw Nyt Cooking Sam Sifton Recipes
COLESLAW
This classic version of coleslaw is also the simplest, with a light, creamy, tangy-sweet dressing spiked with celery seeds. For the best result, make the coleslaw a few hours ahead and refrigerate it to allow all the flavors to marry and soak into the cabbage. Celery seeds add strong, aromatic, grassy notes, but simply skip them if they're unavailable. For extra flair, you could add ½ cup of your favorite chopped fresh herb, such as parsley, tarragon or dill. Leftovers make a great topping for tacos, hot dogs, sliders and sandwiches.
Provided by Kay Chun
Categories easy, salads and dressings, side dish
Time 10m
Yield 8 to 10 servings
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- In a very large bowl, combine mayonnaise, vinegar, sugar and celery seeds. Season with salt and pepper, and mix until smooth.
- Shred the cabbage: Using a sharp knife, quarter and core the green cabbage. Arrange quarters cut side down, so they sit flat and stable. Thinly slice them lengthwise for longer shreds (or crosswise for shorter shreds). Repeat with the purple cabbage. You should get about 16 total cups of shredded green and purple cabbage.
- Add all the shredded cabbage and the shredded carrots to the bowl, season with salt and pepper, and toss until well combined. (Hands work best here.)
- Transfer coleslaw to a serving bowl and serve immediately, or cover and refrigerate 3 hours ahead of time and up to overnight for the best texture, and serve chilled.
CHILEAN CABBAGE AND AVOCADO SLAW
Coleslaw meets guacamole here in this utterly simple mix of shredded cabbage, salt, lemon, and puréed avocado. The chef Iliana de la Vega, who was born in Oaxaca, Mexico, served it at a delicious Latin-themed lunch she prepared at the "Healthy Kitchens, Healthy Lives" conference this year at the Culinary Institute of America in Napa Valley. I couldn't get enough of it. I sat with Iliana at the lunch and asked her about the salad. "Just salt the cabbage, let it sit for a while, then add lots of lemon juice and the mashed avocado," she said. That really is all there is to it. Shred the cabbage thin and for best results let it sit, after salting generously, for an hour or more, to tenderize it and draw out strong-tasting juices.
Provided by Martha Rose Shulman
Categories dinner, lunch, appetizer
Time 15m
Yield Serves 4
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Place shredded cabbage in a large bowl or colander and salt generously. Tossand rub the salt into cabbage with your hands. Let sit for 1 hour or longer (refrigerate if longer than 1 hour). If cabbage tastes too salty, rinse, then squeeze out excess moisture and transfer to a dry bowl.
- Toss cabbage with half the lemon juice.
- Mash avocados in a mortar and pestle, or in a bowl using a fork, potato masher or a whisk. Add salt to taste and remaining lemon juice and mix until smooth. Scrape into the bowl with cabbage and stir together until shredded cabbage is thoroughly coated with mashed avocado. Taste and adjust salt. Add pepper if desired. If mixture isn't creamy, add more avocado.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 85, UnsaturatedFat 6 grams, Carbohydrate 6 grams, Fat 7 grams, Fiber 4 grams, Protein 1 gram, SaturatedFat 1 gram, Sodium 163 milligrams, Sugar 1 gram
COSTA RICAN COLE SLAW
This recipe is perfect for a beach front cooking party. It's based on a recipe in the New York Times.
Provided by PanNan
Categories Costa Rican
Time 1h
Yield 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- In a small pot set over medium heat, combine the orange juice and cumin and reduce to 1/2 cup. Let cool.
- Meanwhile, combine the cabbages, carrots, hearts of palm and avocado in a large, nonreactive bowl, cover with plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator.
- Put the diced tomatoes into a small, nonreactive bowl and add the reduced orange juice, the vinegar and olive oil and whisk to emulsify. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Pour the dressing over the slaw and mix to combine. Can be served immediately, or covered and placed in the refrigerator for up to 2 hours before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 137.5, Fat 8.1, SaturatedFat 1.1, Sodium 155.2, Carbohydrate 16, Fiber 5.1, Sugar 8.1, Protein 3.2
COSTA RICAN COLESLAW
Here is a version of a recipe I learned from Chris Schlesinger and John Willoughby, in their indispensable guide to beachfront cooking, ''Let the Flames Begin.'' It has been central in my summer cooking repertory for more than a decade. Opinions may vary on the idea of hearts of palm and avocado in a coleslaw, but only until this dish is eaten.
Provided by Sam Sifton
Categories side dish
Time 2h10m
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- In a small pot set over medium heat, combine the orange juice and cumin and reduce to 1/2 cup. Let cool.
- Combine the cabbages, carrots, hearts of palm and avocado in a large, nonreactive bowl, cover with plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator.
- Put the diced tomatoes into a small, nonreactive bowl and add to them the reduced orange juice, the vinegar and olive oil and whisk to emulsify. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Pour the dressing over the slaw and mix to combine. Serve immediately, or cover again and place in the refrigerator for up to 2 hours before serving.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 214, UnsaturatedFat 11 grams, Carbohydrate 23 grams, Fat 13 grams, Fiber 6 grams, Protein 4 grams, SaturatedFat 2 grams, Sodium 734 milligrams, Sugar 12 grams
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