Food Truck Coleslaw

5 years ago

Our Cookbook Book Club sometimes thinks outside the box and they did last night as our dinner was comprised of Food Truck foods. I had salad and chose this coleslaw which is a combination of the spicy and the sweet (The Maximus and the Minimus) coleslaw from the Maximums Minimus Food Truck based in seattle. It was really good and different. Will it take the place of my TNT coleslaw -- no nor will it take the place of my new favorite horseradish coleslaw at least for BBQ. But it was good and a bit different.

Oh, and we had fun too with our plating:

MAXIMUS MINIMUS COLESLAW

1 head cabbage, shredded (I used about 2/3 of mine thought it was enough)

1 cup dried cranberries

1/4 c. cilantro

6 radishes cut into matchsticks

1/2 to 1 cup honey mustard dressing (I bought mine)

salt and pepper to taste

Mix vegetables all together. Add dressing (and I did use 1 cup but did it in 1/2 cups). Let sit for 20 minutes before serving. I tasted it when I first made it and then about 1 to 1 1/2 hours later and it was much better later. Since it is a food truck, would assume that they don't make it every 20 minutes. Probably at the beginning of the day until they run out and then make it again.

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Rusty

5 years ago

Thanks, Martha. I will probably 'cheat' and leave the cilantro out, or maybe substitute something (not sure what would be a good sub). I really hate cilantro, to me it tastes exactly like a barnyard smells! But the rest of the recipe sounds really good!

Rusty

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chloebud
5 years ago
Martha, I'm guessing the 'right' honey mustard dressing would really play a big part here. I love that horseradish coleslaw, too. ;-)
Rusty
5 years ago
I'm also thinking the honey mustard dressing would make a big difference. Can you recommend one? It's not something I normally use, so have no idea what brand to choose, nor do I want to make it (the dresing).

Rusty
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5 years ago
Rusty -- I don't use it either -- I bought Kraft because I trust the name. I think I had 3 brands to chose from -- one of which was Great Value. And I didn't get the lite either -- I got the regular!
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Rusty -- it seems that there are people who abhor cilantro and it tastes weird to them and the rest of us are "normal". (LOL). I would just leave it out if you're one of "those".
party_music50
5 years ago
I think I can imagine how the MM coleslaw would taste and it's something I'd like! I pretty much love all salads though. The cilantro does make it dicey to serve to a crowd -- my dad and several other people I know have always said that cilantro tastes like soap to them. Rusty, if I imagine the taste properly, I'd think about substituting an optional garnish of sliced green onions (the green part only so it's more mild).
writersblock (9b/10a)
5 years ago
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Yeah, I also have the "cilantro tastes like soap" gene and always leave it out, except in felafel. They say it's more likely in people with northern European genetic backgrounds. The coleslaw looks great, with or without it.
chloebud
5 years ago
"...and the rest of us are normal."

I'm in that group. It's interesting...I totally get it when people say cilantro tastes like soap, but I still love it. Wouldn't want certain things without it, such as salsa.
sheilajoyce_gw
5 years ago
If too much cilantro is used, it tastes like soap to me. Otherwise, I like it in a recipe when the cook uses cilantro judiciously.
l pinkmountain
5 years ago
Due to economics and ecology, we eat almost exclusively coleslaw for salads in the winter. I'm kinda lazy and so I experiment making it with all kinds of bottled dressings. I'll have to try honey mustard. There's a cilantro yogurt that I like, and raspberry vinagrette, and poppyseed, and I think maybe some kind of citrus one . . . almost anything is good.
gardengrlz
5 years ago
Martha, would you please post your other coleslaw recipes? I'm kind of a coleslaw "connoisseur" and loves me a good slaw! I have to say that one of my biggest disappointments is to go to a food truck or BBQ place that has really good BBQ, but their sides are premade and scooped out of a tub.